Jurgen, Well, I suppose it's possible. Who or where would they have purchased them from? Has anyone heard of a new supplier? Greg From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Jurgen Goering Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 7:54 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: Steinway action noise Mike may be on to something. Parts from China? They are getting to be quite look-alike these days... Jurgen Goering On Nov 16, 2007, at 7:27, Mike wrote: Perhaps the something cheaper was non-Renner and/or non-Steinway parts!? The assumption made by most on this thread has been since Steinway hammers were used Renner or Steinway shanks and whippens were used as well. Tokiwa and others make a shank and flange in the hexagonal shape as well. Steinway's whippen has been copied by many. I'm not there to see for myself and don't have the everyday hands-on experience many of you do with Renner and Steinway parts. It just occured to me following the thread and looking at the pics that there seemed to be a lot of confusion because the parts don't match up to the Renner parts kit. Just a thought from a curious, interested bystander, Mike -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20071118/0cae0f7f/attachment-0001.html
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