[CAUT] Steinway S damper timing problem

[Richard Brekne]

Hi folks

Just got back from a visit to a fellow who purchased an older Steinway S 
28XXXX number.  We had been out to look at it a few weeks back and it 
seemed old but relatively ok.  He had moved it himself by setting it 
flat on its underside on a trailer... legs and pedal lyre removed of 
course.. but none of the trapwork levers removed.  I checked it out 
again now to measure for new hammers / shanks... etc... and noticed that 
the dampers started immediatly with key movement.  I dont remember this 
being the case where we first looked at it.. but cant say for sure.  
Just was wondering if any of you have any idea what could account for 
this.  I checked everything I could think of relative to the pedals... 
nothing causing anything there.  Only thing I could think of is that 
somehow the key bed got jammed upwards a bit.... possible ???.  Could be 
the dampers just have been regulated very wrong at some time... but they 
all lift suspiciously even and dont seem all that worn out... dont 
really know what to think

Any thoughts ?

Thanks
RicB