[CAUT] caut Digest, Vol 1110, Issue 48

[Paul T Williams]

Hi Jeannie,

I guess what I was trying to say earlier was that maybe a slightly less 
key dip would help the situation.  I've gone to metric and my key dip 
ranges from slightly over 9mm to slightly under 11 depending on what 
works.

Paul





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Paul,
The S&S dip block that I got at the factory in February is .400 in. and we 
regulated the pianos to be from .400 to 410.  But the concept is to set it 
at whatever works that isn’t too much or too little.  :<)
jeannie
 
 

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Paul,
 
I got the new S&S manual and it says .400. It also said something that 
surprised me, although I kind of though this all along;
 
“It should be noted that the key dip may vary within the suggested range 
of .390 to .420 inches for any Steinway grand piano…”
 
Cheers,
Jim
 

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Hi Richard, 

I think the key-dip on a D should be more like .390".   

Try that. 

Paul 


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I have a new bag of PU-12W Wurzen "Tapered" Front Rail Punchings I got 
from Piano Tech. I plan 
to try them on a S&S D this summer. You can tell the correct orientation, 
as some thoughtful 
person has put a nice black line on the side that goes bottom down. But it 
is easy to see on the 
bench, which is which. 
 
On this S&S D w/.400" key dip, the jack touches the felt in the jack (fly) 
window. I'll be checking the entire 
action geometry. Perhaps it could use a shallower dip, but I don't want to 
compromise there if I don't have 
to. This is a 1940 vintage. Perhaps key dip was shallower? 
 
String height: 
 
Note 62 is post on at 7 5/8" 
 
        36 is 7 3/4 (natural crown?)...I've seen the string height drop 
dramatically here in winter! 
 
        1-20 are about 8" (from the middle of the string diameter) 
 
These problems have been discussed this past year, giving me the urge to 
revisit this action 
and try to improve it. I did raise up the rear of the stack some a few 
years ago, but maybe 
not enough. The distance from the shank to rest felt was way, way to 
large. 
 
Thanks to the kind souls on this list for publishing Mike Mohr's 
forefinishing notes. 
Anyhow, I need to do some more head scratchin'....take a lot of 
measurements again. 
 
I'm hoping the Wurzen felts will help too! 
 
Richard Adkins 
Coe College 

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