Dear List - I've been asked to restring a 1972 Hamburg Steinway "B" and a 1921 NY Steinway "L" in the customer's home. The pianos both have very loose pins, and the wire has lost its resilience and tone (plain and wound strings). The instruments don't stay in tune for any appreciable length. Both have original tuning pins. Should I go up to a 4/0 pin, or will a 3/0 suffice? How do I make the determination? Any recommendations about tuning pins? I like the Japanese ones in Yamaha, but would they work in the Steinway blocks? Pin driving fluid? Source, or if make-it-myself, what is a good formula? I assume that damper felts will need to be replaced. Is this true? Cut my own, or precut from S&S? The actions will need regulation; the hammers will need filing and voicing. Anything to look out for given the new wire? Thank you in advance for any replies or comments. Sincerely, Tom Sheehan RPT - NYC Chapter
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