Actually I have sensed that the overall quality of the new NY Steinway parts has continued to improve over the past several years, and I also find that I get somewhat better touchweight specs than with the Renner parts. Your point about subtle differences between different parts also applies to current new wippens from the various manufacturers, so that there are cases where something other than Renner, be it S&S, or Tokiwa, or Brooks/Abel, provides for the best "fit". - Mark David Love wrote: > Wippen centers won't often "click" as there isn't enough movement or stress > on that part for that particular problem to develop. That being said, I do > prefer to change Teflon wippens when replacing the shanks. I find the > overall performance of Renner parts so much superior to the older Teflon > wippens or even the new NY "improved" parts that I prefer to keep things > matched and mated. Often there are subtle differences in alignment > characteristics between two different parts and when given the choice, I > prefer to change everything.
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