[CAUT] All-Steinway; was CAUT endorsement

[Daniel Schreffler]

Dear Caut
I also agree that things are not as they were,but I also think that all those old parts and pianos have had alot of time to settle down to become what they are. All the things that could of happened have already happened. They have stablized.We are dealing with smaller trees and greener newer wood.Does that all matter? I think it does.I have had a heck of a time with some new pianos and guitars.They are not finished when we get them. I cool with me just more work ans God knows Mr Allison that alot of people wish they had work.Over and out.
Daniel Schreffler RPT
Northern Arizona University
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  Subject: Re: [CAUT] All-Steinway; was CAUT endorsement


  David writes:



    . Still it's hard to know the variability of what came out of the factory in 1920 compared to now.



  I would suggest that the consistancy of action parts was higher in the '20's than today. Which baffles me, since the CNC world of today certainly has the potential of being more accurate.  It might be the wood, but today's whippen sets all have crooked balanciers, pinning all over the landscape, jack spacing problems, etc.   I have taken far too many pre-war Steinway actions apart and seen far less papering for travel, and far better overall alignment of key/whippen/knuckle/hammer/string.  In general, far better alignment of action to plate, too. 
     I was amazed that I could take a 1914 action out of an O, and with virtually nothing more than a shim on the left side to space the action over a little, and some minor hammer spacing,  it fit a 1916 model 0.  
     I bet the hammers were more consisitant, too.  Many old sets have been filed, and I often find a familiar tone in them, ( and I don't find the hardener soaked hammers from back then, either. 
  Regards, 


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



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