[CAUT] Shimming the Steinway Action stack to reach the strings

[Porritt, David]

Why do we keep talking about doing this kind of semi-heroic stuff when it is a warranty issue?  Six figures was spent to get this thing and the company that got the 6 figures out to make a 6 figure piano out of it.

dp


David M. Porritt, RPT
dporritt at smu.edu<mailto:dporritt at smu.edu>

From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Chris Solliday
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 1:59 PM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Shimming the Steinway Action stack to reach the strings

String Height minus Hammer Bore equals Shank Center Pin Height. We use laminated shim stock that we get from the local hobby store. Realize that just raising the pin height MIGHT work, but consider the arc of the hammer blow. You could end up with the hammer over centering if you simply raise the feet under the hammer flange pins. You need to imagine the pin in space and rotate the stack around it so that the stike point ends up at ninety degrees to the string. It might not be that now. Usually this means shimming the front foot slightly as well. Best of luck Andrew.
Chris Solliday, RPT

----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Anderson<mailto:andrew at andersonmusic.com>
To: caut at ptg.org<mailto:caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Shimming the Steinway Action stack to reach the strings

Yes, mea culpa.  Wasn't really thinking the numbers...most likely 2"+

On Feb 26, 2010, at 11:30 AM, reggaepass at aol.com<mailto:reggaepass at aol.com> wrote:



The school whose Steinways I service is not satisfied with the dealer's warranty fix (greater then 1" blow distance).
Andrew,

Not sure what you mean by this ("greater then 1" blow distance").  Did you mean greater than 2" (since it sounds like the strings are too high)?

Alan Eder

-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Anderson <andrew at andersonmusic.com<mailto:andrew at andersonmusic.com>>
To: College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org<mailto:caut at ptg.org>>
Sent: Fri, Feb 26, 2010 9:13 am
Subject: [CAUT] Shimming the Steinway Action stack to reach the strings
The school whose Steinways I service is not satisfied with the dealer's warranty fix (greater then 1" blow distance). They are requesting that the piano be made to play like it should which will require shimming the stack so it is within reach of the strings (>1/4" between fully backed out drop-screws and pinblock).

Has anyone done this? What was the scope of work required? What is a reasonable amount of time to complete the work?

Thanks
Andrew Anderson

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