<!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 6.00.2800.1555" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Paul,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any Spider wire will be stronger than the original.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I use 40 lb. test.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=paul@bruesch.net href="mailto:paul@bruesch.net">paul bruesch</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 26, 2008 7:28 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: hammer return spring string</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>I just heard about this braided fishing line the other day, vis-a-vis using it for spring loops. What size (test) line would one use? (I don't fish, and I've never replaced these loops, tho' I have a practice action that needs a lot of it.<BR><BR>Paul Bruesch<BR>Stillwater, MN<BR><BR> <DIV class=gmail_quote>On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 8:10 PM, Joe And Penny Goss <<A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A>> wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <DIV>Hi, Get yourself some "Spider Wire"</DIV> <DIV> Plenty about how to cut it using a dowel in the archives.</DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com" target=_blank>imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com" target=_blank>www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DIV> <DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=Wj3C7c> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(0,0,0) 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: rgb(228,228,228); FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial"><B>From:</B> <A title=Tuneyourpianonow@aol.com href="mailto:Tuneyourpianonow@aol.com" target=_blank>Tuneyourpianonow@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target=_blank>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 26, 2008 6:39 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"><B>Subject:</B> hammer return spring string</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>I have a customer with a nice Yamaha M2 console. The hammer return spring strings are all rotten.</DIV> <DIV>Do I replace all the strings? My first choice. Or, do I replace the butt flange assy. (flange, spring, string)?</DIV> <DIV>Doing that I will probably have to travel the flanges. My guess at time would be longer to do the strings alone. All the bushings are moving well. No verdigris.</DIV> <DIV>Any suggestions? Am I looking at 4 to 6 hours or more? How much does a job like this run?</DIV> <DIV>Thanks </DIV> <DIV>Steve Kessler</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR> <DIV><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL,SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at <A title=http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851 href="http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851" target=_blank>AOL Autos</A>.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>