---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi Ron, I am aware of that and I was surprised myself to find out that one of=20 the their oldest techs in the regulation department instructed me to9=20 forget about the shallow dip and immediately start with 10 mm. The funny thing however is that most piano's out of the can have a too=20= shallow dip, although I suspect that has to do with the humidity=20 changes during shipping. friendly greetings, Andr=E9 Oorebeek On 7-sep-04, at 0:39, Overs Pianos wrote: > At 12:07 AM +0200 7/9/04, antares wrote: > . . . A Steinway D has, according to the Steinway Service manual=20 > (written by Mr Max Matthias) a key dip of 9.75 mm, but all smaller=20 > models (S-B) have a shallower key dip of 9.50 mm. > > Hi Andr=E9, > > I've heard this quoted many times and read the myth also, but the=20 > Hamburg D's at least are certainly set up with more than 10 mm dip=20 > (the very latest instruments may be an exception, I don't know since I=20= > haven't regulated any - anyone out there with a comment?). In the=20 > early 90's I watched a Hamburg tech, Martin Bagg, set up a D with at=20= > least 10.5 mm dip while using a 9.8 mm gauge block. I find it most=20 > surprising that a piano manufacturer, which regards itself as=20 > fastidious, would publish figures and sell matching gauge blocks,=20 > while setting their pianos quite differently. > > For those who are interested, our new I-rib sound board was glued into=20= > the Wangaratta Stein D case yesterday. I'll post with further=20 > information once I get more images online. > > Best, > Ron O. > -- > > OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY > =A0=A0=A0Grand Piano Manufacturers > _______________________ > > Web http://overspianos.com.au > mailto:info@overspianos.com.au > _______________________ > Andr=E9 Oorebeek ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 1949 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/f0/25/50/59/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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