Soft pedal spring

[Marcel Carey]

At 11:59 97-03-12 -0800, you wrote:

>	I've had this request a few times, and what's worked for me is to
>remove the spring, place it with contact points down on the floor, and
>stand on it. As I say, this has worked for me. A caveat, though: if you
>weaken the return spring too much, you may find yourself with an action
>that returns sluggishly or not at all, meaning that you'll want to reset
>the glides and clean and lubricate everything to minimize friction.
>
>Many excellent returns,
>
>	Steve

Thank's for the tip Steve. This sounds better then what I had in mind. I
thought I would have to heat the spring in order to make it weaker. One
thing though, How long did you stay on the spring ? One minute or one hour?
Should I screw it to my shoe while I tune :-).

Marcel Carey, RPT