Steinway hammer alignment

[Johann Spannung]

Can you use your string lifter to move the strings over?

js



on 10/16/01 2:09 PM, bases-loaded@juno.com at bases-loaded@juno.com wrote:

> Greetings -
> 
> First service call to a new customer.  1976 vintage Steinway S.  More
> than 2/3 of the hammers are striking left of center, although they ARE
> square to the string plane.  It is clear they have been this way since
> day one.  
> 
> The Steinway rail does not allow enough play to simply loosen the hammer
> flange screws so that the hammers can be moved over to the right enough
> to be centered.  I had to use the soft pedal constantly in order to sound
> the majority of the right hand strings for tuning.
> 
> What have some of you found to be the best solution for this problem?  I
> must say I have never run into such rampant misalignment, and find it
> hard to believe it has not been noticed and dealt with by now.
> 
> Thanks for any input!
> 
> Mark Potter
> bases-loaded@juno.com