Teflon Bushings, (S&S)

[Farrell]

Steinway basher that I am (and displeased former Steinway piano owner), I thought it would be only fair for me to share my thoughts on the Teflon bushing (few as they are). I have done next to zero service work on these, except for replacing clickety-clackety Teflon action parts with traditional action parts. However, I think Steinway's venture into the Teflon bushing was a bold step aimed at piano evolution - something we need to see more of. There will always be miscues with evolution, but you don't improve anything unless you try something new. My hat is off to Steinway for thinking outside the box (but why do they only do that once every 50 years or so - and only one thing at a time?).

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Driscoll" <tomtuner@comcast.net>
To: "'Pianotech'" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 5:33 PM
Subject: RE: Teflon Bushings, (S&S)
> _______________________________________________
> Joe,
> The Edsel was a marketing failure, not a technological failure.
> I have had my own difficulties servicing the Teflon
> bushing and actually have very few "Teflon" actions in my practice, so
> I'm curious as to other opinions on the list about this chapter in
> action center design. Good Idea gone bad? Bad idea gone away for good? 
> I heard an opinion expressed in the mid 80's from those @
> Steinway and Sons that:
> "The technicians killed the Teflon bushing"
> Inquiring mind wants to know.
> Tom Driscoll