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Re: How to increase throat A spring tension?

Author: m1964
Date: 2019-02-20 02:57

Thanks a lot to everyone who replied to my post.

jdbassplayer wrote:

"You need a slightly longer spring. This is a common problem on some instruments where the spring is so short that it can't apply enough torque to keep the pad seated properly. "

That may explain why me bending the tip of the spring up made it worse- while the tip was bent up it made the part of the spring producing tension slightly shorter.

Steven Ocone wrote:
"...Besides using a longer spring, the end of the present spring may be bent so that it lands further from the access of rotation. Also, sometimes a divot forms in the metal plate that it rides on or the spring is sitting at the side of the groove and rubbing against the wooden body."

Hi Steven,
So, bending the spring "down" at a point closer to the screw effectively makes the spring to contact the body closer to the rotation point.
Would it be better to unbend the spring a little to bring the point of contact away from rotation point?
I did not see a divot in the metal plate but I wil check again tonight with a magnifying glass to be sure.
Unfortunately, since I am not a professional tech, I do not have extra springs/ parts in home so I will have to do with the original spring.

Again thanks a lot for your help.

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