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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm sorry I did not make it clear, but =
I measured a
5 to 10 gram reduction in downweight before I ever tefloned the =
knuckles, which
I knew would help a lot. I was just so surprised at the effect the =
protek had on
the centers. I didn't take hammers off and swing test 'em, I should =
have, and I
will if this comes up again. The piano sat in its box in summer =
humidity
since last tuned, from may to july. Maybe the protek effected the wood =
which was
squeezing the teflon centers, I don't know. But anyway, Roger, I =
appreciate the
ramblings, anytime.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca =
href="mailto:baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca">jolly
roger</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 04, 2001 =
12:15
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Protek & =
Teflon</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi
=
Ken,<BR>  =
;
The big bag for your buck is the knuckles, those 70's knuckles are =
pretty
rough. I'm just rebuilding a D in the shop, and hung a few new, =
and
improved sample shanks. Then checked UW/DW differences. =
7gms bass
to 5gms trebles.<BR>The tefon bushing had so many swings, I thought it =
was new
perpetual motion type thing <G> So very little friction there. =
New ones
were 5swings.<BR>Over all weight of shanks, within 1gm.<BR>The new =
knuckles
look more like Kangaroo skin than Buck skin, any one know for =
sure? But
they have a nice smooth look, and feel. Knuckle height =
consistent.<BR>The new
Steinway parts are very nice, and this set has lived up to the new and =
improved hype. Hammers prefiled and pre juiced, seem nicely shaped and =
quite
firm. Wippens tavelling and rotation required was on a par =
with
Renner. 2gms lighter Most weighed between 19.5 and 20gms. =
All
jacks centered thro' the balancier slot. Zero adjustment required, yes =
read
zero. <BR>Nice flange screw clearance to allow enough lateral movement =
for
easier alignment.<BR>The under lever assy, nicely finshed, =
pretarvelled and
spaced.<BR>No obvious splinters on any of the parts. Seems some =
one has
sharpened the cutting tools. Joking aside, nicely finished.<BR>The way =
things
look I should be able to remove quite a bit of lead. (6 leads in =
the
bass keys.)<BR>In the past I have been one of their harshest critics, =
if they
keep this up I will have to eat crow, and will be happy to do
it.<BR><BR>Just some extra rambling observations.<BR><BR>regards
Roger<BR><BR><BR>At 10:29 PM 8/3/01 -0400, you wrote: <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman, Times">
<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite"> I service a S&S D at a local =
college, and recently the pianist complained of<BR>heavy touch. It's =
a '72
teflon, and the downweight was around 70, upweight<BR>around 30 or =
so. I
used Protek on an experimental hammer center or two and<BR>measured =
a 5 to
10 gram reduction in downweight. Has anyone run into this<BR>before? =
I lubed
all centers and used teflon on the knuckles and all was well<BR>(all =
things
considered). The pianist called to say how happy she was and what a
miraculous job I had done making the piano playable again. What
gives?</FONT><BR>Ken Jankura<BR>Newburg,
PA<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>