Steinway strike line

[Erwinspiano@AOL.COM]

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In a message dated 12/1/2001 12:31:55 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
pianobuilders@olynet.com writes:


> Subj:Re: Steinway strike line
> Date:12/1/2001 12:31:55 PM Pacific Standard Time
> From:    pianobuilders@olynet.com (Delwin D Fandrich)
> Sender:    owner-pianotech@ptg.org
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> To:    pianotech@ptg.org
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>   John Delacour writes
> >
> > Hello Dale.  I find this quite interesting and am convinced by your
> > examples.  Have you any idea what year the mods to the plate were
> > brought in?
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> 
> I'm not sure these were 'modifications' in the sense of the term you
> probably mean. It has been my impression over the years that these were/are
> problems with the plate patterns that simply crept in over the years. The
> capo tastro portion of the mold is up in the cope and is dealt with
> separately from the rest of the pattern.
> 
> I suspect that most of the Steinways you get there would have been in
> Hamburg, no? And hasn't Hamburg, over the years, had their own plates cast
> somewhere in Europe? If this is the case, you won't encounter the same
> problems we do with the NY pianos. But do check. I'd be real interested to
> know if this is actually a design strike line problem or a pattern problem.
> 
> 

   Whatever the cause of the strike line problem we're stuck with being 
clever and resourceful enouogh to metigate the problem . That's what we do. 
Right?    The        
     Hamburg O's I've seen of recent manufacture are expensive but my o my 
what a fabulous sound. A definite 10.
Does Stwy In Hamburg still make the 6'2" model A? What does it cost US.

          Dale Erwin

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