<!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 6.00.6000.16674" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Matthew,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    You have had some good suggestions on your question.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As to your  "Wore out springs " guess my guess is you guessed wrong. Of course you could have investigated and flexed one of the springs with your finger to test or pulled a butt out and performed a swing test or gram resistance test. You also could have applied protek to  a butt flange which would have been revealing also.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>   I think you might be overemphasizing the importance of the hammer return spring .</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The late great Steve Jellen demonstrated in class a conventional action model that worked with the hammer return spring removed .</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In my opinion if the action centers are free the hammer will return to the rest rail no matter what condition the spring is in.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    I hate the N.Y. Yankees (Sorry Mr. Bondi) but I will quote the great Yogi Berra again on this list. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=5>"You can observe a lot by looking "</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> The answer to your question was right in front of you. Ask the piano with some basic observations and let it tell you where the problem lies.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Matthew , I commend you for reaching out to this list for help.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've been in the trade for longer than you've been alive and I can honestly say that I've learned more from this list in the last several years than from any other source .</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Keep your eyes open jump in and figure it out.Ask away when you get stumped but in my opinion true learning comes from that moment when you observe,test ,experiment , fail, try again  ,and figure it out.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Trust yourself Dude,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best wishes,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom Driscoll RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></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><B>Subject:</B> Spinet Evaluation</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR> </DIV> <DIV>I returned from the spinet evaluation. The elbows will need to be replaced.  And with the keys that do work, when you release your finger from the key, the hammer only goes about half way back and you have to move it with your hand to return it.  I am suspecting the hammer return springs need replacing.  It didn't "feel" like tight flanges, and the hammer springs are where they're suppose to be, but I guess they just are wore out.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thoughts?<BR>Matthew</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE> </PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>