---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment .> >> >>> >>> >> > Dale, > Part of the problem, even when you read the article, is that it's in two > installments, and the February issue isn't out yet. The answer to your > question will probably lead to more questions, all of which are addressed > fully in the article. The simplest answer, however, is that in a Steinway > the string height above the pin block - not the plate - is roughly three > times greater than it is in an open face design like a Bechstein. >>>>>>>>>>I get it Since the string tension is roughly the same, the leverage exerted by > the string on the pin is three times as great. If the pin sizes are the > same in both cases, pin flex will produce roughly three times as much > string movement in the Steinway as in the Bechstein - i.e. it is less > stable. Going to a larger, stiffer pin size will partly compensate for > that. >>>>>>>I'm not experiencing stability problems unless the pins are too tight or rubbing on the plate but I'll pay more attention to such things. > Chances are that at this point we get into "but what about...," in which > case I get to rewrite the whole article on line. I would just as soon wait > for the February Journal. There will probably still be plenty to debate, > but at least not the stuff I've already covered in the article. >>>>>I'll wait for the whole answer. You may have said this already but do your pins come in no. twos with a no. one top?>>>>>>>>>Dale Erwin > Best regards, > Paul ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/e8/d9/3c/0a/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC