Thanks, Alan. That's really good to know.<div><br></div><div>I don't think I found your post. I'm glad you chimed in on this one, though. Maybe it'll be in the archives 10 years from now, and will prove helpful to others.</div>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><font color="black" size="2" face="arial"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hi John,</font>
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<div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">One of those posts from way-back-when may have been mine. I was impressed with how well the new top-stack frame from Steinway fitted the keyframe of the 65 year old D I was rebuilding at the time. Didn't expect it, but was very pleasantly surprised.</font></div>
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Subject: [pianotech] Replacing Steinway Action Frame?<br>
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What are the current thoughts regarding buying a new action frame from Steinway versus having the old one repaired, a la John Dewey?
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<div>First action replacement job...notice this morning that there are splits in all action rails. Not split throughout all sections of each rail, but in each rail. Don't recall seeing any before today. So maybe it happened whilst removing old parts last Friday. Good to know now rather than later, I suppose. I guess I sure know how to pick 'em. Sigh.... :)</div>
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<div>So, I can get a new frame from Steinway for about half the cost of getting the old one repaired. What are the pros and cons of each? (Searching the archives reveals 7 posts from 2002, but no posting about any end results.)</div>
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