<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>RE: Upright Hammer Spring Replacement</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE></STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16544" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I would do more than push in for a friction fit.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Drill an extra hole and thread the end of the spring in, and draw tight. That way it will have a better chance of staying in place.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Trim the excess, and glue the felt on top.</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=ilvey@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">David Ilvedson</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 29, 2007 8:14 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Upright Hammer Spring Replacement</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>That seems about right if you have the springs with the tails.   Just pull out the spring rail, remove backing, pull out old springs, push in new springs (should be able to push in for friction tight), trim tails, replace backing, re-install rail, position springs, deliver and install action, get check.<BR><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, CA 94044<BR><BR> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: Farrell <MFARREL2@TAMPABAY.RR.COM> </MFARREL2@TAMPABAY.RR.COM><BR>To: pianotech@ptg.org<BR>Received: 11/29/2007 2:57:58 PM<BR>Subject: Upright Hammer Spring Replacement<BR><BR> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>It's been a couple years since I've replaced all the hammer butt springs on a vertical. I need to give a guy an estimate. I looked in Joe Garrett's labor guide and it says four hours. Seems to me it took me a lot longer than that - but maybe I'm slow - and besides, my memory ain't what it used to be (I think). Any opinions on labor time once the action is in my shop?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell<BR>Farrell Piano</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><A href="http://www.farrellpiano.com/">www.farrellpiano.com</A><BR><A href="mailto:terry@farrellpiano.com">terry@farrellpiano.com</A></FONT></DIV></DIV><A href="mailto:terry@farrellpiano.com"> </A></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>