<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16414" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=875505918-18032007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>Oooh, that's <SPAN class=312160119-18032007>a great way to do it</SPAN>, John!  </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=875505918-18032007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=875505918-18032007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>And now that you've described <SPAN class=312160119-18032007>the method</SPAN>, I<SPAN class=312160119-18032007> believe</SPAN> I've run into factory-installed springs done that way.  I wondered <SPAN class=312160119-18032007>about the curve in the </SPAN>wire, but didn't take the thought any further.  Thank you so much.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=875505918-18032007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=875505918-18032007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>Annie</FONT></SPAN></DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> John Ross [mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, March 18, 2007 1:28 PM<BR><B>To:</B> annie@allthingspiano.com; Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Spring Rail<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Rather than push it into the slot, I much prefer to drill another hole, down the slot a bit. I then thread the end of the wire in, and pull tight. I then goes into the slot much easier, and tighter.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Then just glue, and add felt over the slots.</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></BODY></HTML>