[CAUT] Strange capstan reconfiguration.

[David Ilvedson]

What is a Hamburg D blow distance suppose to be?   

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Ed Foote" <a440a at aol.com>
To: caut at ptg.org
Received: 4/24/2010 2:57:37 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Strange capstan reconfiguration.


> 
> I found that the capstans had been moved BACK some 7mm back and then turbo 
>Renner wippens installed. I'm wondering why?  Wouldn't moving capstans back make 
>the action heavier?  To "fix" this, would the turbo wippens make up for this in a way. 
> Why mess with what was there?  This is a Steinway B from the 20's.<> All else is 
>"normal". It plays like a truck, but I found the blow distance at 1 -7/8" instead of 
>1-3/4" and the jacks are waaay too far under the jacks, so that will help a bunch 
>fixing that. 
> Greetings, 
>     I think the blow on a B is usually supposed to be around 1 7/8", as are the D's 
>and C's. I would be interested in what the action ratio is, and how much the 
>hammers weigh, and what is the knuckle distance and diameter.  It would also be 
>important to check the spread.  Also, what is the dip, and how much aftertouch 
>there is.  
>  "Playing like a truck" doesn't always mean "heavy" to pianists. Sometime excess 
>lead in the keys will give rise to this description,ie, easy to play slowly, but faster or 
>heavier play runs into the inertia problem.  
>More info?

>Ed Foote RPT
>http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
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