<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: AGaramond Bold"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>You are so right.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>I usually remember to mention that. :-(</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=3>Thank you. </FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joseph Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 14, 2006 9:42 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Hammer Springs - Where to buy?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P> <DIV>John said: "<FONT size=+0>Install new springs.</FONT> <DIV><FONT size=+0>It is not as hard as it appears.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>If there are not two holes for the wire to go through, make an extra </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>one. Then thread the wire in the original, and into the other one, and </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>pull tight.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>Then a layer of hide glue, and new felt.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>Done"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>John, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>You forgot the most important item, that makes this job sooooo much easier: The .090" welding rod w/little handles on them. Point the other end for easy insertion. Insert as you go. This keeps the coils straight and keeps them from "crushing" when you pull them tight!<G> Each rod is about 30" long, so you'll need two. (one from each end.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>If y'all haven't done it this way....next time try it, you'll love it. Just did a console (1970's) with the high acid felt problem, last week. The customer has been fighting this for all that time and is now ecstatic that his little piano plays so well!<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Oh, BTW, use your center pin nippers to flush cut the excess wire tails. THEN....glue on the felt.....With hot hide glue! The glue helps to hold the springs in the rail...so, slop it on.<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Regards,</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)</DIV> <DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>