<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi All, and hi André ! Good to see you are still reading the list, and sometimes giving your tips here too.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've read the new steinway technician bulletin yesterday, and they  say that some changes will occur in the future months on Steinway grands: they change the height of the hammer rest cushion, as well as the shape of the wippen bottom.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The length of hammer bores will increase of 4 mm on models C and D too.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>finally they say that now, the "official" Steinway specs for dip and blow distance will be 10.5mm and 49mm on all pianos, from S to D.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Quentin</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>