felt knuckles????

[Yat-lam Hong]

Not only have I seen Steinway grands with white (hammer-type) felt
knuckles; I've also come across a Steinway D with action centers bushed
with white bushing cloth, so they looked almost exactly like real teflon
bushings.  They worked just like regular red cloth bushings, and didn't
make any teflon-type clicking noises.  Other than the color, there seemed
to be no difference.  That was in the early 70's, and those white cloth
bushing centers could be the result of a short-lived experiment.  Has
anyone else seen this?  Maybe my age is showing . . . .


Delwin D Fandrich wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <kam544@flash.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: September 29, 2000 6:23 PM
> Subject: Re: felt knuckles????
>
> > >...And Keith - I've got an M in my database that beats yours by a
> > >year: #372213, 1961.
> > >- Mark
> >
> > Teflon bushed?  Hmmm, because the Steinway & Sons Technical Reference
> > Guide, p20 says, "Steinway & Sons introduced the teflon bushing in
> 1962..."
> >
> > If you mean the white felt knuckle, I have been unable to find a
> documented
> > reference to date as to its existence, let alone it's introduction and
> > demise.
> >
> > Keith McGavern
> > Registered Piano Technician
> > Oklahoma Chapter 731
> > Piano Technicians Guild
> > USA
> >
> ---------------------------------------
>
> Ditto.  Only random actions have shown up and there is no documentation
> about them whatsoever. At least not public...
>
> Regards,
>
> Del