>New Steinways are now outfitted with wooden pitmans instead of the brass >ones. Also, the hole through which they pass on the way to the damper >tray is considerably larger -- no contact between pitman and the keybed in >any way. In our shop, we us a hole saw to drill a carefully located new >hole (it encompasses the old hole). I think the new pitman (a dowel) is >roughly the same size as the brass one, with a front-rail punching (take >your pick! :-) glued to the top of the dowel. No more squeaks. The dowell needs a pin at each end and corresponding holes in the trapwork lever and the damper tray. Regards, Aaron Bousel, RPT Ormstown, QC Canada abousel@rocler.qc.ca
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