hammer spring rails

[Warren Fisher]

Hey John,  we sure do think alike too.  I was just getting ready to tell him
the same thing but you beat me to it.  Actually, I was up in Picayune trying
to see those Baldwins and came back by way of the local catfish house.  Yum!
Warren

John Ross wrote:

> Hi Mike,
> I just take the old broken springs out, remove all traces of the felt.
> I then just put new springs in the holes, put a piece of coathanger wire
> through the coils to keep them aligned. I then just pull them, with a
> pair of needlenose pliers, placing them in the slot, and snug with a
> small screw driver. A spot of glue for security.
> Be sure and regulate them, as they will probably be too strong.
> It is really, fairly straightforward, and you should have no problem.
> You can actually, take the rail to your shop, and they could still,
> use the piano, for non demanding things.
> (Minimal speed of return, as it is just using the rebound,
> and the wippen weight for return)
> Some of the old actions, had no hammer rail springs, or hammer butt
> springs, and they worked.
> Regards,
> John M. Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
> piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Coplin" <coplinpiano@bright.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 12:58 PM
> Subject: hammer spring rails
>
> > Anyone,
> > Where can I get replacement hammer spring rails for those Pratt-Reed
> > vertical compact actions?
> > You know, the ones that self destruct because of the felt contacting the
> > coils causing corrosion.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mike Coplin RPT
> > Indiana Chapter
> >

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