[pianotech] Jack Springs

[John Ross]

I notice that Pianotek, still has the old style.
It doesn't make sense not to take advantage of others experiences,  
since the springs have obviously been out for a while.
I had only heard this one bad comment, so I was just looking for other  
opinions.
Obviously the cost of one set wouldn't break me, but why take a  
chance, on having to make another order.
I did see the smiley.
John Ross,
Windsor, Nova Scotia.
On 11-Mar-10, at 6:11 PM, David Ilvedson wrote:

> I don't see the problem, so why not ask Schaff if they've had noise  
> problems with these jack springs?
> If they haven't heard any problems, buy a set and let us know how  
> they worked for you...someone gots to do it and it might as well be  
> you, John... '-]
>
> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA  94044
>
> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
> From: "John Ross" <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca>
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Received: 3/11/2010 2:06:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Jack Springs
>
>
>> I guess you are right Wim, I am just enquiring about others
>> experience. Ethical is obviously the wrong word choice.
>> It is from Schaff, item number 527A, upright jack spring.
>> The physical properties are equal taper from top and bottom, to a
>> compacting of a couple of coils, in the centre, like each end.
>> The old springs were a double at each end, and the winding went wider
>> in the middle.
>> John Ross,
>> Windsor, Nova Scotia.
>> On 11-Mar-10, at 5:46 PM, wimblees at aol.com wrote:
>
>>> I don't know if it is ethical to indicate which item and catalogue,
>>> I am talking about.
>>> John Ross
>>> Not to get off the subject, but why would be unethical not to talk
>>> about product from a certain supply or manufacturing that you think
>>> is inadequate? I think this is one of the great things about this
>>> list. We tell each other what works and what doesn't work.
>>> Wim
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: John Ross <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca>
>>> To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
>>> Sent: Thu, Mar 11, 2010 11:38 am
>>> Subject: [pianotech] Jack Springs
>>>
>>> I was going to order some upright jack springs, as I am down to my
>>> last set.
>>> The diagram I see in the catalogue that it shows a new different
>>> spring. It appears to be of a larger guage.
>>> The spinet springs look the same.
>>> Would someone like to comment on these new springs.
>>> A fellow tech, told me of some new springs he was supplied in
>>> Canada, and he didn't like them, saying they were harder to install,
>>> and were noisier.
>>> I think that these must be the ones he was referring to, the
>>> Canadian supplier obviously is supplied by the US firm.
>>> He actually talked me out of my second last set. Now I see what he
>>> was referring to.
>>> I don't know if it is ethical to indicate which item and catalogue,
>>> I am talking about.
>>> John Ross
>>> Windsor, Nova Scotia.
>>>