This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Re: Fwd: Smoky pianoThanks very much. If I run across another of these = to do I'll write you for a sketch. Jim Dally ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Ross=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 5:35 PM Subject: Re: Hammer Spring Rail and plastic action parts question Hi Jim, You remove the old wire, and clean out the old glue from the slot. Now = you have a hole to put the replacement wire in. I always had a problem = getting the wire to lie in this slot. If the wire has broken off flush, = I have used a Dremel tool and small bit, and it will either push tho old = piece of wire out, or make a hole next to it. Drill a hole at the other end of the slot, the same size as the one = that is already there. Feed the end of the wire down the original hole, = along the slot and into the other hole. When you grab the end and pull, = it lines the wire up snugly in the hole, you clip off the end and glue = the felt over the slots as it was. The wire stays in place, not = depending on glue. Be sure to protect the coils and their alignment, using welding rod as = mentioned below. If it is still unclear, I could make a drawing (simple) and scan it. Regards, John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message -----=20 From: JAMES DALLY=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 6:11 PM Subject: Re: Hammer Spring Rail and plastic action parts question John: Could you more fully explain the procedure you oulined. = Thanks Jim Dally ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Ross=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 7:37 PM Subject: Re: Hammer Spring Rail and plastic action parts question When installing the new hammer rail springs, I have found that = drilling an extra hole for the spring, and installing it like a French = butt spring, keeps the wire in the slot. Also make sure that you use a = piece of welding rod, in the coil when bending for tension, saves from = deforming the coil. I used to get the old wire out, put in the new wire, and try to = bend it into the slot with a pair of pliers I modified, but I could = never get it to lie fully in the slot. I think it was Brian Lawson, or Jon Page that suggested this = method to me. Regards, John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/01/80/32/ca/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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