Greetings, I recently purchased a set of shanks & flanges and wippens from Steinway. All of the pinning on these parts is very loose, one to two grams. Steinway says this is normal for their high-tech bushing cloth and that some centers can have a near zero gram reading and still funcion perfectly well. But I have always suspected loose center, particularly in the hammer shank and the repetion lever, of contributing to poor repetition. My thinking was that the low friction would cause you to regulate the repetition spring weaker than you ordinarily would. Has anyone else had experience with these parts or any thoughts on this subject? Thomas Winter San Francisco State University
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