<HTML>Yes, changing their entire traditionally made action p= arts to the Teflon style was a bold move. And yes, you have to give them cre= dit for venturing out. But.... the flip side of Steinway is this ultra-conservative company which, = to this day, is paranoid  (and in no hurry) when it comes changing a lo= usy screw. They will test, test, and further test the validity and durabilit= y of a screw for over a decade before actually making the change. That being said, I still find it rather interesting  how  Teflon p= assed their testing regiment. The problems would have had to show up early o= n in testing and demonstrate that this material was going to cause oodles of= problems. Maybe during those dark years ( as Steinway refers to it) they co= mpletely left their guard down and let things slide a bit. Tom Servinsky</HTML>