[CAUT] Bore distances for Steinway L

[Paul T Williams]

Ed, David, Jon, Jim,  and all that have tried to figure this weird thing 
out,

Thanks for all this great input! I'll figure it out somehow, even if I 
have to restructure the whole damn thing! (not something I look forward 
to)  I'm about full in brain, newly informed, overwhelmed, tired, 
frustrated, and must now go enjoy my Memorial Day Weekend!   (BTW. It's 
still not working!) Arrrggg!

It will be good to clear my poor little head!  Just when you think you 
think you know something, there's something you don't know!! :>) Where 
does it end? ;>)  I'm liking this new info, just wish I had known this 
years ago!  More conferences, here I come.

 Maybe Tuesday will give me new life for this project.  Having dinner with 
Richard West with the families tonight, so I'll drain him for info over a 
couple of cold ones!  Probably a good plan, eh?

Please enjoy yours as well, but please remember why we have this day. 
Thanks to all my cousins, uncles, Dad, Grandfathers, Great-grandfathers 
and on and on in my family all the way back til there was no USA!  (As far 
as I know, we are most fortunate to not have lost a single family member 
since 1792...cannon blast. rip)  I don't know how we've been so lucky, but 
there it is!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Paul




From:
Ed Foote <a440a at aol.com>
To:
caut at ptg.org
Date:
05/28/2010 11:17 AM
Subject:
Re: [CAUT] Bore distances for Steinway L



Paul writes: 

>> I may have to consider moving the capstans back a bit, but how does one 
determine how far back to move them.  Being a '24, it's got the old tilted 
caps, which I realize is a part of this problem.

I don't think the angled capstans are the problem, I've seen way too many 
actions that ran great with them.  If you move the whippens distally, it 
increases the leverage at the whippen while leaving the KR alone.  All 
things else staying the same, you will need more keydip for the same blow. 
Watch out lest you have .5 keydip, which is unplayable.  You will also 
lose clearance behind the jack  after escapement when you move the 
capstans, so be mindful of jamming the jack and having checking problems. 

     This piano originally had smaller hammers than L's do today, it may 
be that this action will play its best with a 16 mm knuckle distance and 
light hammers. 

REgards, 


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

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