Steinway hammer alignment

[David Love]

It depends on whether you are talking about the trichords or bichords.  The
hammers on the trichords should be spaced with the hammers slightly right so
the there is about half as much hammer showing between the left string and
the left edge as there is between the right string and the right edge.  In
the bichords, the hammers should be spaced opposite so that there is more
hammer showing on the left side.  This is to insure that when the una corda
pedal is used, both strings in the bichord are still struck.

David Love

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Renaud" <drjazzca@yahoo.ca>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: October 16, 2001 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: RE: Steinway hammer alignment


>   A newly aquired "D" I recently wrote of also has
> the hammers set to the left a significant amount.
>
>  I spoke with the person who set it up. He assured me
> this is how they do it in the factory. Also our local
> Arts Center tech. whom manages some serious orchestral
> stuff had a look for me, notice the offset and said
> "thats one way to do it."  News to me.
>
>                       David Renaud
>                       RPT
> --- A440A@AOL.COM wrote: oleg writes:
> >Beside, the normal place for hammers of the
> >Steinway is slightly to the left, allowing for a more
> quick left pedal (una> corda) effect, while
> protecting the hammers to go to far on the left if
> the piano stay a long time on his side. >>
> I believe that this is the Hamburg style, but the
> New York Steinways are supposed to have the hammer
> meeting the string with more felt on the treble side.
> This allows the una corda to actually function as a
> ,umm,  well, a duo corda....
>
>
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