[pianotech] The case of the missing bridle straps!

[pianolover 88]

I decided to take the spinet action out (that's always fun!) for a closer inspection, and attempt to strengthen the hammer springs. Many were already broken, some were already missing, and the rest were at the breaking point, hence no spring tension for adequate hammer return! 

Oh well, another fun hammer spring rail job! 

Cheers,

Terry "UniGeezer" Peterson
"Over 50, and not '2' Tired!" 
www.unigeezer.com


From: pianolover88 at hotmail.com
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 17:55:51 -0700
Subject: [pianotech] The case of the missing bridle straps!







Got a client with a 70's schafer & sons spinet. Looks like new having had little use, but many hammers won't return, and at first I thought the pinning was too tight, and/or just sluggish from non use and excess humidity, but then I noticed that there are NO bridle wires/straps at all. I've seen a few spinets without them before, but not very often. Any advice on getting the hammers to return, short of retro-fitting a whole new set of bridle wires and straps? I thought maybe strengthening the hammer springs and appling protek to all the centers might help as well.  What's funny is that the whips have the little holes where they would go, but they were never installed at the factory. 

Thanks,

Terry "UniGeezer" Peterson
"Over 50, and not '2' Tired!" 
www.unigeezer.com
 		 	   		   		 	   		  
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