[pianotech] Jack Springs

[John Ross]

I did put a smiley, so it was said tongue in cheek.
I do normally order more than one.
I have some, metal sleeves to tighten pins, some metal flange shields  
to keep the centre pins in place, some metal single, bichord and  
trichord things that fitted on the split bridge
and some rubber/plastic key bushing inserts that save you from having  
to rebush a key flange.
Some of these items are still in the catalogues to be sold, to  
unsuspecting 'newbies'.
So pardon me for asking other techs for their opinion.
John Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia.
On 11-Mar-10, at 6:37 PM, David Ilvedson wrote:

> I think Schaff will be straight with you...reputable company we  
> should be doing business with when they have something we want...
>
> 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 2:22:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Jack Springs
>
>
>> 3776, is for a spinet.
>> The Upright spring used to be the same, but longer.
>> On asking Schaff, would they say to me yes, we have been having lots
>> of complaints about noise, and being harder to put on.
>> Or might they just say, no, they are great, till they get rid of  
>> their
>> present inventory? :-)
>> John Ross
>> Windsor, Nova Scotia
>> On 11-Mar-10, at 6:13 PM, wimblees at aol.com wrote:
>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>> I've not used this one. I only have the 3776, which I use for all my
>>> spring replacements, and seem to work just fine.
>>>
>>> Wim
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: John Ross <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca>
>>> To: pianotech at ptg.org
>>> Sent: Thu, Mar 11, 2010 12:06 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.
>>>>
>>>
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