Steinway hammer alignment

[Isaac OLEG SIMANOT]

It is totally possible to change the shape of the feets of the stack (bend
easily) if this correct your initial problem.

I do that with the stack screwed on a bench, and one foot at a time.

Do the US S&S from the 60' have action stack problems (rail opens) ? as the
German ones ?

I.O

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]De la part
> de A440A@AOL.COM
> Envoyé : mardi 16 octobre 2001 22:20
> À : pianotech@ptg.org
> Objet : Re: Steinway hammer alignment
>
>
>
> << The key ends are perfectly aligned with the damper
> levers.  Immediately upon removing the action I could clearly see that
> the hammers are well left of being centered over the wippens, so much so
> that the catchers are just making enough contact to do their job.>>
>
>   Oh!  Why didn't you say so?  This is simple,  the action
> finisher,(assuming
> it is all original) didn't align the hammers with the action stop
> in contact
> with the keyframe.  He put them all over to the left side.
> Somebody later
> adjusted the una corda pedal to fit, and the action moved over.....
>   Whatever, I think you could sell an action regulation here and get
> everything where it needs to go, if the whippens are anywhere near the
> capstans.
> Good luck,
> Ed
>