Musical Soundwaves

[Newton Hunt]

Before you do that put two or three wips and flanges on to see how they
regulate.  Steinway has changed the geometry a couple of times since
that piano was made.  Check the up weight and down weight before and
after the change.

		Newton



gordon stelter wrote:
> 
> Dear Fellow Techs,
>      The University here has an 1896 Steinway B in
> which someone installed a Teflon (TM) action back in
> the 60's. It is all gummed up and otherwise does not
> work properly, making the piano unplayable. I have a
> barely used, excellent condition set of regular parts
> to replace them, and am trying to convince  University
> officials of the value of the labor involved,
> including a hammer filing, thorough action regulation
> and replacements of the backchecks. Your comments on
> what this amount of work is worth would  be most
> appreciated, and I will be showing these comments to
> the aforementioned parties. I am a meticulous, careful
> technician with 25 years experience.
>      Most Sincerely,
>      Gordon Lee Stelter