Problems with new Steinways

[Farrell]

I would suggest that a new action that plays like an overloaded Mack truck has nothing to do with any "finishing" procedures - that's a manufacturing mistake/neglect/ignorance.

I just serviced a newer S&S B on friday. Six leads in the bass keys, three in the high treble section. Talk about playing like an overloaded Mack truck. All that lead in the keys is not for a dealer to "finish" - that is definitely manufacturing mistake/neglect/ignorance. This thing hurt just tuning it (what tuning could be done between all the false beats - especially the many in the tenor section).

Terry Farrell
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  Yes.  Sounds like a new B I recently encountered.  Had to fix the dampers before I could tuned it.  Played like an overloaded Mack truck.  Seems that when Steinway passed finishing pianos to dealers they made themselves vulnerable to this.

  Andrew
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