older steinway grands

[Isaac OLEG]

Between having to re-pin all the 3 centerpins, and have new cloths on
the whippen's heel, new whippens are cetainly cheaper.

When did the N.Y. Steinway whippens begin to have a button to regulate
the jack's position ?



Isaac OLEG

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> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la
> part de Rob G.
> Envoyé : vendredi 27 juin 2003 20:01
> À : Pianotech
> Objet : Re: older steinway grands
>
>
> This is a common complaint.  First I would strongly urge
> the client to put a
> crowbar in their wallet and pop for a new set of Renner
> wipens, (with the
> sloping heal specifically for these actions).  It WILL make
> a tremendous
> improvement believe it or not. Without regard what they
> decide to do about
> the wipens however, what you need is Abel "Light" hammers,
> (that's what they
> are called, ask specifically for these).  They are the same
> as the regular
> Abel hammers but a few grams less weight.  They work
> terrifically on these
> kinds of actions where Renner or regular Abel hammers make
> the action too
> heavy.
>
> Rob Goodale, RPT
> Las Vegas, NV
>
>
>
> > I wonder if anyone can help me with the question of what
> to do about older
> > Steinway grand actions, the type that have the sloping
> back capstans. I
> > always find that when fitting new  (Abel) hammers to
> these pianos that the
> > touch becomes rather on the heavy side - would it help to
> remove the
> > capstans fill the keys and re-tap and then fit the
> capstans like on newer
> > pianos ?. The client doesnt want to fit new whippens and
> the be fair there
> > is really nothing wrong with the old ones. The problem is
> that the hammers
> > are worn out and need replacing. Help please !
> >
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