<!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 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mike's right, they have the screw = adjustment. That's one of the only things I really like about the = Baldwins.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin.</FONT></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=MBratPianos@indy.rr.com = href="mailto:MBratPianos@indy.rr.com">Mike Bratcher</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> Thursday, January 15, = 2004 3:31 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Baldwin = springs</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If memory serves me....don't Baldwins = have a nice screw to adjust tension?</FONT></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=danieljcarlton@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:danieljcarlton@sbcglobal.net">daniel carlton</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 13, = 2004 3:18 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Baldwin = springs</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>i'm doing a regulation job on a Baldwin SD 10.  i've = replaced all the whippens w/ new ones and i'm wondering how i go about weakening = the rep springs.  i've taken my Hart spring tool and tried to weaken = the spring by pushing down on the top of the arc of the spring, pretty much = halfway between the jack and where the spring attaches to the whip (am i = making any sense at all?)  i tried adjusting the screw first, but the = springs were still too stout.  thanks for any advice.  </DIV> <DIV>by the way thanks to all who replied to my last posted = question.  the info really helped.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>daniel carlton</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>