Matthew Todd 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! I've done maybe a half dozen of these through the years, all without the rod. It's just not that difficult to line the springs up, even if you have to spend a couple of minutes straightening them up after installation. Finding the committee approved alignment rod before the fact isn't all that much of a deal breaker. Ron N
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