Replacing Steinway hammers

[Ric Brekne]

Appropo replacment of Steinway hammers. Just got a job in on an old O.  
And I run into the problem with hammer shank flanges having the 
centerpin hole a cm longer out again.  Interesting really... the thing 
has (origionally)  realllly light hammers (Stanwood mid to low lights).  
It also has a   6.2 Strike weight ratio, and whippen assist springs.  
Knuckles are 16 mm out from the center and are small diameters.  I have 
a set of new shanks with large knuckles 17(+) mm out from the centers.  
With the new flanges this places the centerpin over 2 mm farther back 
then the origionals.  Essentially, this lowers the ratio both on the 
hammer shank and on the whippen.  Brings it down to 5.3 actually... a 
rather large change.  Origionally with assist springs attached it had a 
30-32 gram BW,  38 grams without the assists.

Im probably going to just use the origional flanges (rebushed) to 
compromise and go with a 3/4 medium set of hammers weightwise.  But I am 
curious as to what others would do in the situation.  No new whippens or 
other parts allowed :) 

Cheers
RicB


 >
 >> Is there a way by which one could positively say if a replacement hammer
 >> on a Steinway (Model M) is a true Steinway (authentic) part, as opposed
 >> to a third party replacement?
 >>
 >> Alex Osopolar77
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 > Third party? Who's the second???
 > Ron N

I think that's actually "What is on second."  (Who's on first, you know.)

anon