Hi, A short piece of #13 piano wire chucked in a Dremel tool works amazingly well to re-drill/cleanout the holes in the spring rail if you don't have small bits. You will need a small collet for the Dremel, my collets came from Homely Depot, a set of 3 different sizes in a pack. Mike Mike McCoy RPT So Central Pa Chapter 170 & SEPA 190 PTG Langhorne, Pa Mailto:mjmccoyrpt@earthlink.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul" <tunenbww@clear.lakes.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2001 9:45 AM Subject: Re: hammer spring rails > Mike > I've replaced the springs with great success. it is a fairly simple job. The > springs from the supply houses need to be modified and weakened but the > results are well worth the effort. I didn't have a drill bit small enough to > ream the holes but an appropriate piece of piano wire did the job. > > Paul Chick > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mike Coplin <coplinpiano@bright.net> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 10:58 AM > 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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