<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dean May said: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3> It seems that YCs  and Samicks tend to get weak jack = springs as<BR>they get 15+ years old. I'm replacing a set right now off a = K&C upright<BR>(made by Samick). Piano is about 20 yrs = old."</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dean et al,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>AND make sure you are replacing the = jack springs with "the new improved" spring, as designed by John Rhodes. They are = available from Schaff. These are redesigned to function a a spring should w/no = problems in the future.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>