Steinway hammer alignment

A440A@AOL.COM A440A@AOL.COM
Tue, 16 Oct 2001 15:26:48 EDT


<<I had to use the soft pedal constantly in order to sound
the majority of the right hand strings for tuning.

What have some of you found to be the best solution for this problem? >>

Usually, the action stop felt has compacted.  You might find that the key end 
felts are also barely in contact with the underlevers, and possibly you may 
find atypical adjustment in the shift lever. 
   Shim the action stop with four /060" punchings and see what you get.  You 
can drop them between the stop and the action for trial, then when you find 
the dimension that aligns MOST of the hammers, take the action out, undo the 
stop, and place the punchings behind it.  
Regards, 
Ed Foote 



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