Steinway "pinning" dilemma

Richard Brekne Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
Tue, 30 Sep 2003 22:04:57 +0200


Yes... this had me scratchin my head as well. Seems a bit strange. Did
you do anything else then repin ?

Fred Sturm wrote:
> 
> Jim,
>         This really puzzles me. Repinning from close to zero resistance to
> ball-park of 4 to 8 grams shouldn't add more than 5 grams down-weight
> (less, in my experience). You're saying it added 20 grams?
> Fred
> 
> --On Saturday, September 27, 2003 1:50 PM -0600 Jim Busby
> <jim_busby@byu.edu> wrote:
> <snip>
> >
> > I did repin a few and it regulates well, but DW is now about 70. Changing
> > hammer weight (strike weight) and adjusting front weight, etc. will bring
> > it to what I want, but then I've changed their design and essentially
> > voided warranty.
> >
> 
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