<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">  <title>Light fixtures</title> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue id="role_body" bottomMargin=7 leftmargin=7 topmargin=7 rightMargin=7> <div class=Section1> Dale:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Could you send me a copy of that warranty?  I have wanted to see one for a long time but it seems these are classified.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> dave<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> David M. Porritt<o:p></o:p> <a href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</a><o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Erwinspiano@aol.com Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 11:44 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Problems with new Steinways<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div>   Hi all<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>   I don't get out in field much but I have seen two new Steinways recently year.  One is a new L & the other a New O.  I saw the O last week. Really quite a nice sounding piano.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>     I've laid my hands on probably hundreds of Steinways of all vintages & not expereinced glide bolts so loose they were wobbling & turnable by hand.  Also they were about three cranks from being in touch with the key bed which seems to be par for the course. The damper up stop rail is all the way down on the screws & the dampers are still over traveling a mile. The clients biggest concern though is Bass dampers that won't shut off.  After tweaking futzing & lightly bending they were improved only slightly.  Primarily it was notes 11 thru15 but on forte blows they were all slow to shut off, with a very nasty over ring.  After further examination I found they no longer employ the use of damper return springs. IMO this is a mistake & a pain for any tech trying to achieve really quick shut off.  Regulation was in need but not desperate<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>   The L had so many false beats in the top capo sections that it was not possible to tune cleanly.  Glide bolts a mile off & keys bouncing like a spring board. etc etc.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>   Are you guys seeing similar things & is any one having success getting a response from the warranty department. <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>   I have more to say regarding this but want to hear your feed back.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>   Thanks<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>   Dale Erwin<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>   By the way I secured  a copy of the warranty & the wording is so nebulous I can't tell it covers any thing <o:p></o:p> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Dale Erwin--Piano Restorations <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Modesto</st1:place></st1:City>, Ca. Shop 209-577-8397 cell 209-985-0990 Web site <a href="http://www.erwinspiano.com/">http://www.Erwinspiano.com</a> Restoration & Sales of Steinway & Sons plus other fine pianos. Custom made soundboards by design<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>