1969 Steinway L CBS?

[Isaac OLEG SIMANOT]

Hello,

Even if the pre hung hammers are very well made (Hamburg) , I now consider
that the treble and the diskant are always to be glued with the piano at
hand.

DO the actual NY hammers be glued with an expanding glue ?

The German ones are yet hot glued, but I've been told that they drill the
hole very large too
As the wood expands very fast with the moist of the glue, that is not really
a problem, and allows for a finer positioning I believe.

 I've been shown actually to use a 2 parts glue, which is vinyl based (I
guess) with an hardener that expands too (caurit) - same kind that on Yamaha
hammers. The large hole allow for a very fast gluing (about 1 hour) , and a
precise fit, but, most of all, the hammers never unglue in winter, as it
happens always sooner or later with hot glue.

Regards.

Isaac OLEG



> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]De la part
> de Roger Jolly
> Envoye : samedi 11 mai 2002 12:45
> A : pianotech@ptg.org
> Objet : Re: 1969 Steinway L CBS?
>
>
>
> >   We also have several Yamaha verticals at the school that have been in
> >constant use since the late 1960's and the are just beginning to
> "wear out",
> >but are still serviceable.
> >Regards,
> >Ed Foote RPT
> >
>
> Hi Ed,
>            Now, are these a joy to refurbish? Order prehung
> hammer and butt
> assemblies, rebush the keys, a good regulation and voicing, and it's good
> for another 10 to 20 years in institutional use. 2 days work and it's a
> fraction of the cost of a new piano. The parts are so well engineered, I'm
> in awe every time I replace Yamaha parts.
> Re the Steinway parts, Last year I rebuilt a D with the all new Steinway
> parts. The results were very satisfactory. The parts fit was in line with
> what I have recived from the German suppliers.  Dealing with Kent Webb was
> excellent as usual. The piano was a teflon era piano that has had
> complaints since day one, all the geometry and friction issues are fixed,
> and artist are giving the piano praise.
> It's funny to watch those players that look at the ser# before sitting
> down, then smile when they play the first few notes. Piano was circa 1969.
> See you in 2 weeks.
>
> Regards Roger
> Roger Jolly
> Balwin Yamaha Piano Centres.
> Saskatoon/Regina.
> Canada.
>