A lighter hammer set than standard will help to avoid those problems (walnut or mahagony instead of kotibe). I usually reshape modern hammers to the original shape that is in most case much thinner and lighter than todays hammers. Bernhard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stéphane Collin" <collin.s@skynet.be> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 2:04 PM Subject: Re: 1879 Steinway A > Wouldn't you run into weight problems when fitting new hammers (even put on > diet) on 15.5 mm shanks ? > > Stéphane Collin. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bernhard Stopper" <b98tu@t-online.de> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 1:15 PM > Subject: Re: 1879 Steinway A > > > > Hello Ric, > > > > Renner has a shank with 15.5 mm. The catalog Nr. is 0640H (standard > knuckle) > > and 0640K(small knuckle) > > > > regards, > > > > Bernhard > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> > > To: "Newtonburg" <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 12:25 PM > > Subject: 1879 Steinway A > > > > > > > Hey folks > > > > > > Am just getting started changing a set of hammers and shanks on this old > > > A. The new shanks place the shank center pin about 2 mm further away > > > from the hammer rail. This pushes the knuckles just a bit farther back > > > then I would like, and will force me to go through all whippens and > > > remove a bit of the jack return cushion in order to regulate the jacks. > > > The origional whippens are going to remain and there is no regulating > > > button for this position on those for those of you that arent familiar > > > with this older type of Steinway action. The origional centerpin to > > > knuckle was 15.5. So with the new shanks at 17, and the center itself > > > out about 2 mm... the knuckle itself is out about 3.5 mm more. The jack > > > to knuckle position with the origional shanks and knuckles has the jack > > > well under the knuckle and past the back end of the core... so there is > > > room to make the adjustment to get a good position with the new shanks. > > > > > > I'm looking for suggestions and thoughts as to what to do here. I could > > > go through and change all flanges so as to use the origionals I > > > suppose.. I checked one and the jack ended up just perfect under the > > > knuckle... but then I have to change all the flanges on the new set. > > > > > > so whadaya whadaya ? > > > > > > RicB > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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