Great engineering isn't it?<G> Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: Ryan Sowers To: joegarrett at earthlink.net;pianotech at ptg.org Sent: 12/29/2011 8:38:59 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] adjusting grand shift spring Hi Joe, That's what I have done in the past more or less. However sometimes I've overdone it, and its a hassle to replace and remove the spring, so I was looking for something that I could use to fine tune the tension in the piano. By the way the last spring I adjusted was for a Steinway that a 9-year-old girl was playing. The pedal was so hard it was not workable for her. I removed the spring and braced my knee against the middle and pulled on the ends and SNAP! the thing broke in 3 pieces!! Lucky for me there was just enough screw hole left in one of the pieces that I was able to re install just half the spring, and that ended up feeling pretty nice! When I ordered the replacement, I also ordered an extra so I'll have one on hand. Ryan On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 8:24 AM, Joseph Garrett <joegarrett at earthlink.net> wrote: Ryan & Al said: "Ryan, you described the best design. It's just that simple. Don't leave to much overhang, so you can get close to where it's screwed to the case." Al & Ryan, The easiest way is take the spring out. Walk outside and place spring on sidewalk. Stomp on that puppie! Pick it up and return to piano. Install spring. Done.<G> (Of course, if the spring is not strong enough...that's whole 'nuther story. I do have some new ones in my shop tho.<G>) Joe Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain of the Tool Police Squares R I -- Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Olympia, WA www.pianova.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20111229/cd69ff7b/attachment.htm>
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