<HTML>In a message dated 5/11/2002 11:01:36 AM Pacific Standard Time, mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Subj:Re: 1969 Steinway L CBS? Date:5/11/2002 11:01:36 AM Pacific Standard Time From:<A HREF="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A> Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> To:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> Sent from the Internet           Terry </BLOCKQUOTE>     You are correct. This is a strange production quirk but think of all the money you'll make over a lifetime fixing those problems. Yet it's the way they do it.     Vertigris and teflon made me tons a money. Hey maybe it was planned that way. God Bless em.   I think Dave Stanwoods ideas have a far wider application but probably got his initial boost from fighting these problems you mention. Don't you think?      <.best>>>>>>>Dale>>>>>>>>>>> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> I'm lumping 1098s and the little bit smaller consoles together. Some. Some. Some. "...some Steinway grand pianos exhibit (verdigris, Teflon action centers, poor action geometry), I have much respect for their grand pianos." My understanding is that much of that is related to the hand-fitted pinblock (that is also fitted to the case) that in turn CAN cause small variations in the plate location, and then when the action stack is installed, it may be located too far forward or toward the rear from optimal, and then of course the capstans are likewise poorly located. On SOME of their grand pianos. I believe that is one of the reasons why you see David Stanwood, et. al. sometimes moving capstan lines. Terry Farrell   </BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>