[CAUT] Which S&S replacement action parts?

[Chris Solliday]

It's "My Favorite Complaint"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Brekne" <ricb at pianostemmer.no>
To: <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 5:12 PM
Subject: [CAUT] Which S&S replacement action parts?


> Hi Chris
>
>     It's the shock that triggers the "too smooth" comment. And if one
>     were a concert artist traveling around the world playing on a
>     variety of Steinway's and other available variable condition
>     instruments you might not want to get "too used to" practicing on a
>     piano that essentially performs better than what is available in the
>     field. It's all relative.
>
>     Chris
>
> Grin... you have a point  I suppose.  On the other hand... I just did a
> hammer replacement on a D here in town just before the big International
> Festival http://www.fib.no/ .  Did a very nice and very precise action
> balancing and did all the usual polishing of the key pins, rebushing
> with teflon powder worked into them... slick as silk and smooth/even as
> can be.  Did about my best to date voicing work as well. First up was
> Kathryn Stott / Truls Mørk.  I have never had an artist seek me out
> after a concert before, but as I went down to pick up my tools after the
> concert Ms. Stott spotted me and came quickly all the way down from the
> other side of the basement in the concert hall... about 100 meters and
> thanked me for doing such a wonderful job preparing the instrument. Took
> me quite off guard actually. So... perhaps it kinda depends on the
> artist a bit as well. She was in any case tickled pink with as smooth a
> touch / response as I can make an instrument.
>
> That said... I guess if I was to first have to suffer a complaint....
> your "too smooth" one is the one I'd best like to have :)
>
> Cheers
> RicB
>
>