<div> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We recently rebuilt an S&S D from 1941 which originally had keys of inadequate stature.  Replaced them with a new key set (from Roseland) with both "shoes" (a hardwood insert underneath) and sub-buttons (a long piece of hardwood between the key button and the key).  HUGE improvement, IMHO.<br> <br> Alan Eder<br> <br> P. S. A new key set is</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">, of course,</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> also a great opportunity to improve the action ratio.<br> </font></div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Tom Servinsky <tompiano@bellsouth.net><br> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Fri, 2 May 2008 2:20 am<br> Subject: Re: Flexy S&S D Keys<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_0_4bb0ceaf-0473-468f-99cc-ba0ecf7e8ec1" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> ....huh, to begin with, a very limiting ability to get a true forte. There is an obvious threshold that one experiences which equates from the key flexing too prematurely with very little stress. We are not talking about the hammer's ability to create forte, nor regulation factors. But the key itself is much too soft in construction. The Steinway's from the late 60's through the 70's were riddled with this problems and it's very frustrating to work with. I have 3 D's currently at various venues which have all been rebuilt, but short of having the keys replaced or reinforced. And they all have the same systems. After experimenting with swapping out a few keys from another ( more newer ) D, the difference in the key made a huge difference. <br> Tom Servinsky <br> <br> </div>  <div id='u8CA7A6AC9431D6B-ED4-4AC5' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Plan your next roadtrip with <A title="http://www.mapquest.com/?ncid=mpqmap00030000000004" href="http://www.mapquest.com/?ncid=mpqmap00030000000004" target="_blank">MapQuest.com</A>: America's #1 Mapping Site.</FONT> </div>