<!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 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk href="mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk">Michael Gamble</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=pdtek@mchsi.com = href="mailto:pdtek@mchsi.com">Dave Bunch</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 24, 2005 8:37 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: Return spring removal</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Dave</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In the UK we refer to these = springs as "butt springs". There are three ways in which these are attached. They are = either "sewn" in (as I am sure yours are) or they are pinned in. The third = method is possibly they are sewn in to the damper slap rail - a particular USA = method, not often found in the UK. When the sewn butt variety breaks off due to = corrosion I usually dig out the end which is lying on the side of the butt with = a watch makers screw driver. You know those little brass handled thin things = about 3" long? </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is best to dig these out = that way to start off with, then to pull out the old spring by its coil. If they = break off leaving bits irretrievably in a tight hole you can always make a new = hole with a bit of 0.030" piano wire ground to a chisel point and using a = dremel tool. To insert the new butt spring simply thread the unhooked end in = the hole in the spring slot and pull through. I presume you have established the = correct length of the hooked end from the old spring and that you have the = correct  "R" or "L" coil according to which side of the slot the hole is drilled. = Gosh! Did I really say all that? Having pulled the new spring through the = first hole and the coil into the slot you then bend it back to stop it pulling = back and push the end through the remaining hole, gently bending the = brass wire to do so. Then with your thumb firmly holding the new springs' coil in = the slot pull the tail end of the new spring tight. I use a little pair of round-nosed pliers for this job. Gosh again.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And good luck! Once done you'll never = look back! It's all very labour intensive - a fact I always make a point of telling = the client so they can appreciate the amount of work involved and the reason = for the cost thereof. If you've got the action dismantled to this point don't = forget to check that the set-off screws are able to be turned. If not heat them = one by one with a low heat soldering iron, at the same time gently applying a = turning pressure with the set-off tool. Gosh. Enough! new tapes of course! What = are the damper springs like? Damper tail cloths? damper lift rod shiny and their = little brass hinge brackets easy? Are the spoons nice and shiny? etc. = etc.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards from a dark Sussex Village in = the Downs</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G (UK)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=pdtek@mchsi.com href="mailto:pdtek@mchsi.com">Dave = Bunch</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> Monday, January 24, 2005 = 6:35 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Return spring = removal</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Hello all;</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am in the process of removing and replacing all of the hammer = return springs on a stencil console.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Having the rail removed, more than half have broken due to = corrosion. All but about 16 I could grab the spring coil, or whatever is left and = pull it all out in one piece. The tail goes through a hole, bends back and lays in = a slot.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Is the any trick to removing the remains of the stubborn ones? = Prying in the slot with a knife blade was not successful. I had to stop for the = day to go do my tunings.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. I find irony that in = twenty years I have never had to do this :-)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Bunch</DIV> <P> <HR> <P></P>No virus found in this outgoing message.<BR>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.<BR>Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.2 - Release = Date: 1/21/2005<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>