[pianotech] Spinet Hammer Butt Springs

William Monroe bill at a440piano.net
Sun Aug 22 19:34:46 MDT 2010


Matthew,

Look in the welding section, there should be some rod there that works just
peachy.  If not, try a hobby shop, they tend to carry smaller scale rod and
tubing.

William R. Monroe



On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 7:57 PM, Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net>wrote:

> In the July, 2009 journal, there is a procedure for replacing upright
> hammer butt springs.  In the article it explains slipping a steel rod
> through the coil of each spring.
>
> I will be replacing a set of springs on a spinet soon.  I went to Home
> Depot and the smallest diameter steel wire was still too big to push through
> the coil of my sample spinet spring I had with me.
>
> Any suggestions are appreciated, thanks!
>
> ***TODD PIANO WORKS*
> Matthew Todd, Piano Technician
> (979) 248-9578
> http://www.toddpianoworks.com
>
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