Steinway action noise

[Richard Brekne]

It would seem to me that if you have a case of the rotated hammer flange 
rail... an easy fix would be to run an extra layer of felt along the 
distal edge of the rail thereby re-angling the hammer flanges. I'd 
imagine you could go as much as 2-3 mm without getting into too much 
trouble depending on the exact situation. 

If its not a rotated rail... well back to the drawing board.

Cheers
RicB


    (ahem),  Steinway offers a variety of parts,and there have been
    stock parts
    sent me that certainly did not fit.  The jack/hammerflange contact
    is not
    unheard of.  Your problem is more likely in the rails than the
    parts.  If the
    hammerflange rail is just slightly rotated, there is interference. 
    The pin to pin
    distance may be correct, but the flange will be out of place. 
    Ususally when
    this happens, the drop screws are turned all the way up.  If no new
    parts are
    available, you can often stop the problem by removing the proximal
    half of the
    jack, near the top.  
    Regards,

    Ed De'Foote