<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19120"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>John,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> Before you call Steinway give Jim Ialeggio a call.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> He's a tech here in our chapter (Boston) and offers this service. He's top notch in all of his work .</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I'm sure the Steinway suggestion has merit but another option is out there.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> Tom Driscoll</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <P><STRONG>Jim I.  info:</STRONG></P> <P><STRONG>Phone:</STRONG>    978-425-9026</P> <P><STRONG>Email: </STRONG>   <A href="mailto:jim@grandpianosolutions.com">jim@grandpianosolutions.com</A><BR></P></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><A href="http://grandpianosolutions.com/services-for-piano-technicians.html">http://grandpianosolutions.com/services-for-piano-technicians.html</A></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=formsma@gmail.com href="mailto:formsma@gmail.com">John Formsma</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 03, 2011 12:56 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [pianotech] Replacing Steinway Action Frame?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>What are the current thoughts regarding buying a new action frame from Steinway versus having the old one repaired, a la John Dewey? <DIV><BR></DIV> <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> <DIV><BR></DIV> <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> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>-- </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>John Formsma, RPT<BR></DIV> <DIV>Blue Mountain, MS</DIV><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>