Steinway regulation

[Brian Trout]

Hi Larry,

Are you sure the dip _should_ be 13/32?

What I'm driving at, and maybe another Steinway type person can pick up on
this,...

Some of the Steinways that were made in the era of which you speak had
actions that were intended to have a shallow key dip, compared to others
before and since.  I'm thinking that's what they referred to as the
'accelerated action'.  I could be wrong.  I've not spent that much time with
these particular actions.  Many (most? all?) of them also have teflon
bushings in the centers, which can be a whole other can of worms.

But these actions were different.  They played differently, they were
regulated differently, they 'felt' different.  I never particularly liked
them, but I know of people who just love them, don't want to play anything
else.

If this is indeed one of the accelerated actions', you will not likely ever
achieve a regulation in the way you're looking for without parts
replacement.  That's not necessarily bad.  It's just different.

Please, some of you more experienced here, chime in any time.

Good luck,

Brian Trout
Quarryville, Pa.

-----Original Message-----
From: TropBaby@AOL.COM <TropBaby@AOL.COM>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Saturday, May 15, 1999 1:00 AM
Subject: Steinway regulation


>I am a new piano tech and I am regulating my 1964 Steinway Model L  before
I
>sell it. The key dip is 11/32 when it should be 13/32 but the hammer blow
>distance is   1 15/16 instead of 1 3/4. If I adjust the dip properly the
blow
>distance will be even larger or it will have too much after touch and if I
>adjust the blow distance properly the key dip will be even less. The piano
>plays well although I remember it always felt "shallow" even though I liked
>that at the time.Any ideas as to what to do? I called Steinway and they
were
>no help.
>Thanks
>Larry Trop  in Orange County, CA
>