Vince Mrykalo wrote: >>The reason is that supposedly that design makes it so that the damper lever flange bushings do not get worn out as quickly by pedal usage, since the whole assembly, (tray and levers) move when the sust. pedal is depressed. << This doesn't explain why the damper tray pivot pins are not aligned with the damper lever centers. The general design of mounting the levers to the tray is fine, but the thinking behind using two different pivots escapes me, and I presume most other technicians. There must have been a reason - the Steinway piano designs seem to be too well thought out in general for this to have been an oversight. Don Mannino RPT 74473.624@compuserve.com
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