Inre unfinished Steinways, John writes: <<it means that in a new piano *you* have control over the growth of the last bit of the piano's potential rather than it being realized in a modern computer controlled factory somewhere just like the last one that rolled off the assembly line. That should be a *good* thing, not something to complain about.>> Greetings, That doesn't explain why the hammershank traveling is so poor, or why the damperwires are so unpolished that they make as much noise as old trichord felt, or damperwires that are pressing very firmly against one side or other of the guidebushings. It also doesn't explain why there are so often loose pins in the bridge,(I've learned to cure false beats here), or why the key bushing can be erratic. There is little reason to send a piano out with glide-bolts all over the place, or the front-pins nicked by the spacing tool of an ignorant or careless worker. All these things create damage that isn't apparent at first, but after some considerable play, what results is damaged hammerflange bushing, damper guide rails that are worn on one side,(slowly ruining the damper wedges). Quality control costs money, and it seems that there is a lot of trading on the name that is going on in New York. Regards, Ed Foote RPT
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