Choosing Steinway D

[Richard Moody]

> I am dealing with a new D like this now. Came in with keydip way over
> "spec", blow distance way under "spec", and if one lowers the hammer line,
> then the back of the hammer felts rebound against the backchecks way
before the shanks could get down to the cushions.
>
> Kent Swafford

Wild guess, more for education than edification.  The  hammers came out of
the cauls too fat?   ---ric