hammer return springs

[Keith McGavern]

>        I recently replaced the springs on a Kimball...It was rather quite
>simple...used a small standard screw driver...It took about 30 minutes,
>including
>removal and installation.
>        The spring tension is going to be much stronger in the new springs and
>will need to be regulated. I do a rough pass with the rail on the bench.
>I think that it goes much faster to do a rough pass then a fine
>regulation with the action in the piano...
>
>Mike Masters

Thanks for sharing your method, Mike.  Using the screwdriver is probably a
little safer than my paring knife idea.  :-)

Keith A. McGavern
kam544@ionet.net
Registered Piano Technician
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Piano Technicians Guild
USA