On Nov 30, 2010, at 5:41 AM, Jim Busby wrote: > Then, do you find the “perma-free” centers to be superior? IOW, is > this something Steinway has over other types of bushings? No, not necessarily superior. I just think they are an option that seems to work just fine. They are firm as long as no tech comes along and doses with large amounts of solvent (washing out the teflon). They last quite well. The production method seems efficient and consistent. I haven't experienced problems regulating them. Maybe I needed to become more refined in adjusting rep spring tension, but it is doable and it lasts. It is kind of like the lacquered hammer. It also works, especially for the concert situation Steinway focuses on: fairly easy and fast to adapt to the artist's requests. Personally, I prefer a harder pressed hammer "needled down." But I have no particular problem with lacquered hammers. I don't really care "which is better." Both are out there, and I need to have the skills to deal with them. Regards, Fred Sturm fssturm at unm.edu "I am only interested in music that is better than it can be played." Schnabel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20101130/11ba30a1/attachment.htm>
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