Correct. I had one of those when I lived in San Angelo, TX (a 'D'). Avery At 08:39 AM 11/14/2005, you wrote: >At 09:23 AM 11/14/2005 -0500, you wrote: >>I just inspected a 1981 B, and found that the hammer shank bushings >>are felt, but the wippen bushings are teflon. First of all, when >>did Steinway stop using the teflon bushings? And second, would >>Steinway have used teflon wippens and felt shank >>bushings? According to the owner of the piano, the hammers have >>never been replaced. >> >>Wim > > >I did the factory tech week in '82, and at that time they were >"transitioning" out of teflon. They were using up the stocks of >teflon which they had left so that there were a number of hybrids >during that period. > > > >Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician >Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 >1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 > >- Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score, >- Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap. > >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _______________________ Avery Todd, RPT Moores School of Music University of Houston Houston, TX 77204-4017
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