Spring Conundrum

Jon Page jonpage@mediaone.net
Tue, 03 Oct 2000 21:26:26 -0400


Check the end of the spring in the jack to be free of burrs and not
being too long whereby jamming into the other side of the jack cut-out.

DAMHIK,

Jon Page


At 05:23 PM 10/03/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>I'd like to pull on your coats about something...
>
>I'm regulating an action from a Baldwin grand and have run into a rather odd
>situation with the rep. spring.  If I set the hop to a nice positive lift,
>the hammer shank will fall when I trip the jack with my finger.  If I set the
>spring to support the shank after tripping the jack, the hop has a serious
>kick.  This condition is throughout the action.
>
>Any ideas?...

Jon Page,   piano technician
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net
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