Hi John, Thankfully, that's a problem I don't *think* we have but I'll have dealer tech doing the prep work check for it. Thanks. Avery > I HAVE seen problems with nicks in the front key pins...due to >overly muscular factory workers attempting to square keys in a >hurry...they probably pay them by the keyboard!! I first noticed this >problem in 1987 and have mentioned it to the factory service reps on >numerous occasions. You can feel the key slide up and down against these >nicks by pushing the key to one side or the other while pushing the key up >and down. It can be verified by pulling the keys off and visually looking >for the nicks. They will pre-maturely wear the bushings, as well as add >friction. Steinway will send you sets of replacement pins if you ask. > > > Television: Chewing gum for the eyes.--Frank Lloyd Wright > ------------------------------------------------------ > jminor@uiuc.edu//John Minor//University of Illinois ___________________________ Avery Todd, RPT Moores School of Music University of Houston Houston, TX 77204-4893 713-743-3226 atodd@uh.edu http://www.uh.edu/music/
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