<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: Fwd: Smoky piano</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE type=text/css>BLOCKQUOTE { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } DL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } UL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } OL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } LI { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4728.2300" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks to all who responded to my = initial question.  I have tried out the second hole idea, as I cant scrape = the old wire out of the metal slots.  Apparently the corrosion has really = welded them in.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also, someone along the way made me = realize that I could cut off the working end of the springs and form a new bend to fit = in the hammer butt felt..  I had been obsessing about finding shorter springs.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks, Thanks, = Thanks.....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave Smith</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>SW FL Associate</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca = href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">John Ross</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 14, 2003 = 5:35 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Hammer Spring Rail = and plastic action parts question</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Hi Jim,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>You remove the old wire, and clean out = the old glue from the slot. Now you have a hole to put the replacement wire = in. I always had a problem getting the wire to lie in this slot. If the = wire has broken off flush, I have used a Dremel tool and small bit, and it = will either push tho old piece of wire out, or make a hole next to it.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial> Drill a hole at the other end of = the slot, the same size as the one that is already there. Feed the end of the = wire down the original hole, along the slot and into the other hole. When you = grab the end and pull, it lines the wire up snugly in the hole,  you clip = off the end and glue the felt over the slots as it was. The wire stays in = place, not depending on glue.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Be sure to protect the coils and = their alignment, using welding rod as mentioned below.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>If it is still unclear, I could make a = drawing (simple) and scan it.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A = href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>= <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jdally@ecr.net href="mailto:jdally@ecr.net">JAMES = DALLY</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 14, = 2003 6:11 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Hammer Spring = Rail and plastic action parts question</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>John:  Could you more = fully explain the procedure you oulined.  Thanks  Jim Dally</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- = </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">John Ross</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, December = 13, 2003 7:37 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Hammer Spring = Rail and plastic action parts question</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>When installing the new hammer = rail springs, I have found that drilling an extra hole for the spring, and = installing it like a French butt spring, keeps the wire in the slot. Also make = sure that you use a piece of welding rod, in the coil when bending for = tension, saves from deforming the coil.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I used to get the old wire out, = put in the new wire, and try to bend it into the slot with a pair of pliers I = modified, but I could never get it to lie fully in the slot.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I think it was Brian Lawson, or = Jon Page that suggested this method to me.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A = href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>= <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT face=Arial = size=3><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></= BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>