This sounds right to me from working with the new ones through that time. I'd have to go see some pianos to confirm, which I'm not allowed to do for a few weeks yet. But I'm pretty sure it was in the early '90's, not late '80's. And this one was likely a decision that, once implemented, went into the action department from one order of brackets to the next, rather that working its way through the various models. Of course, there's quite a time spread from the soldering of rails to when the finished product shows up in for serial numbers, so there is probably a 2-3 year spread in which both versions may occur. Doug On Thu, 1 Jul 2010, Horace Greeley wrote: > > Hi, > > In addition to checking with John Dewey, while I am not sure when the transition was started, it was completed by 1995. > > Based on observing the process of some other changes, I suspect that this changeover was started several years earlier, as other manufacturing changes were also being introduced and then phased > in...perhaps by model. > > FWIW, although the raw stacks produced with this later method are more consistent, I am not sure that the angles between the rails have been maintained. I am presently traveling and don't have > access to my own notes, but am pretty sure that there have been substantial discussions about this over time. One name on which to search would be Chris Robinson. > > Cheers! > > Horace > > At 07:26 AM 7/1/2010, you wrote: > David, > I checked with S&S they'd have to dig in the archives. > Suggestion was to ask John Dewey. Dewey Enterprizes. > He might know. > Best, > Gerry Cousins > > > Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:49:27 -0400 > > To: caut at ptg.org > > From: stanwood at tiac.net > > Subject: [CAUT] Steinway Broached Hanger History > > > > Hi All, > > > > Does anyone know what year Steinway switched from floating their > > action rails in solder in square holes in the hangers to the current > > method of soldering them in broached holes that match the shape of > > the rails? > > > > Thanks for any help. > > > > David Stanwood > > >
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