[pianotech] Square Grand Jack Springs & Cords

Terry Farrell mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com
Wed May 30 06:50:50 MDT 2012


Hmmmm. Good idea, but as none are broken, and any new ones I make un-time-tested, I suspect I would be left wondering if my new ones were superior to the old ones.....

Thanks though.

Terry Farrell

On May 29, 2012, at 11:06 PM, Ron Nossaman wrote:

> On 5/29/2012 8:15 PM, Terry Farrell wrote:
> 
>> Get out the spring-making tool?
> 
> Coil expansion springs like that are really easy to make with a VSR drill. Mic the wire, and find a suitable substitute. This will be the hard part. Winding the spring on a drill bit or similar in the drill chuck is simple. Slow and easy, clip to length.
> Ron N



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