<!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>Hello Terry</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You asked: "<FONT face=Arial>how does = one go about bending damper-head wires on verticals without = trashing the hammer-butt springs - not that I disturbed a single one of course - but = I can see the potential to do that.   ;-)</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I say - you use the right tools! They = look like long thin screw-drivers with a lump on the end and a slot in that lump = at 90, 45, and 0 deg. I frequently do minor "bend forward" adjustments by = tipping the action forwards, thumb on the damper drum, middle finger on the damper = body and... gently bend. It always bends at the entry of the damper = wire/damper body point. To reverse this 'tis necessary to use the 90 deg. bender if poss = - if not, then the 0 deg. bender from the side and ... twist it = man!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards from another beautifully sunny = day which started at -2 deg in Sunny Sussex.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G = (UK)</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>