[pianotech] Repeat of Question about damping problems with Steinway L

Mike Spalding mike.spalding1 at verizon.net
Mon Dec 29 06:02:39 PST 2008


Will,
Several good responses this time around, which I will not duplicate. 
However, no-one talked about setting spring tension. Here's a link to 
the Renner USA backaction instructions, which were developed/written by 
Chris and Karen Robinson:
http://www.rennerusa.com/Tech6.asp
which include recommendations in grams for each underlever. This is the 
total resistance to lift, i.e. the sum of leads and spring. A photo is 
included showing how to measure with a gram scale. The spring force 
increases as the levers are lifted, so be sure to measure them at the 
same point in their lift.

Mike

Will Truitt wrote:
>
>
> 4) If I stroke across the bass strings with the dampers on the bass 
> strings, there is a fairly prominent hangover of the string excitation 
> before it dies away – not unlike doing the same thing on across the 
> bass strings of a spinet
>
> 5) On a staccato blow, you can see the damper felt fluttering on top 
> of the bass string before it quiets it, accompanied by a ZUP kind of sound
>
> 6) If I lift that damper and drop it onto the string (without engaging 
> the action at all), the same ZUP occurs.
>
>




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