Hi Joe, <div><br></div><div>That's what I have done in the past more or less. However sometimes I've overdone it, and its a hassle to replace and remove the spring, so I was looking for something that I could use to fine tune the tension in the piano. By the way the last spring I adjusted was for a Steinway that a 9-year-old girl was playing. The pedal was so hard it was not workable for her. I removed the spring and braced my knee against the middle and pulled on the ends and SNAP! the thing broke in 3 pieces!! Lucky for me there was just enough screw hole left in one of the pieces that I was able to re install just half the spring, and that ended up feeling pretty nice! When I ordered the replacement, I also ordered an extra so I'll have one on hand. </div> <div><br></div><div>Ryan<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 8:24 AM, Joseph Garrett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> Ryan & Al said: "Ryan, you described the best design. It's just that<br> <div class="im">simple. Don't leave to much overhang, so you can get close to where it's<br> screwed to the case."<br> <br> </div>Al & Ryan,<br> The easiest way is take the spring out. Walk outside and place spring on<br> sidewalk. Stomp on that puppie! Pick it up and return to piano. Install<br> spring. Done.<G> (Of course, if the spring is not strong enough...that's<br> whole 'nuther story. I do have some new ones in my shop tho.<G>)<br> Joe<br> <br> <br> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<br> Captain of the Tool Police<br> Squares R I<br> <br> </blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Ryan Sowers, RPT<br>Puget Sound Chapter<br>Olympia, WA<br><a href="http://www.pianova.net">www.pianova.net</a><br> </div>