A piece of piano wire make a good drill any size if you want to make a long hole (not absolutely square probably), and it will also work to drill in a rail while it is installed in the piano. ------------------------------------ Isaac OLEG accordeur - reparateur - concert oleg-i@noos.fr 19 rue Jules Ferry 94400 VITRY sur SEINE tel: 033 01 47 18 06 98 fax: 33 01 47 18 06 90 mobile: 033 06 60 42 58 77 ------------------------------------ > -----Message d'origine----- > De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la > part de Dave Nereson > Envoyé : mercredi 24 décembre 2003 10:31 > À : Pianotech > Objet : Re: Broken Hammer Return Springs > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <anrebe@zianet.com> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 9:34 AM > Subject: Broken Hammer Return Springs > > > Are repair > > . . . . . . are repair springs the better route to take? > I will plan on bring a drill to tap these > > first, that rail is hardwood! > > Andrew Anderson > > Las Cruces, New Mexico > > Presently Annoyed in Old Mexico > > I carry two small drill bits -- one is 1/16" and the > other 1/8", I believe -- and one or the other works for > most small repairs involving drilling holes for small > screws. They have a hex shank that fits my cordless > screwdriver. I use the repair hammer return springs, > drilling a hole first such that the coil of the spring can > nestle in the "step" of the rail. You need a screwholder > to get that little screw started, which is usually a pain, > but patience helps a lot. You might substitute a Phillips > head screw, which would be easier to get started. I don't > know any other way other than removing the rail, yanking > out the old spring, poking a new spring through the hole, > cutting a slot in the felt, and bending the spring back to > pull it into the slot. What a pain -- not worth it unless > you're doing many. > Another option is to use a Schwander-type butt with the > spring and loop on the butt/flange assembly, but then you > have to remove the hammer of course and put in a new shank, > plus the catcher and jack might not line up the same..... > -David Nereson, RPT > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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