Dear John, Current NY (so called "improved" style) is a NYC factory produced shank, with a 17 mm knuckle set (measured from the center of the center pin to the center of the hammer moulding) Current Hamburg shank has the same dimension, but is produced by Renner pre-'84 is also produced at the NYC factory, but has a 15.5 mm knuckle set The latter shank will require more counter weight in the key (or a helper spring on the rep), but permits a shallower dip and wider blow. Charles >Can someone tell me the difference between the 3 styles of shanks offered >by steinway? The three are: > >current NY > > >current Hamburg > > >pre-'84 Hamburg > > >I'm primarily concerned with the difference between bewteen the 2 Hamburg >shanks. > >Thanks, John Minor >University of Illinois Charles Ball, RPT School of Music University of Texas at Austin ckball@mail.utexas.edu
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