<HTML><HEAD> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19170"></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">Great engineering isn't it?<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">Joe</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tunerryan@gmail.com href="mailto:tunerryan@gmail.com">Ryan Sowers</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</A>;<A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 12/29/2011 8:38:59 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] adjusting grand shift spring</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2>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 style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=gmail_quote>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></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>