[CAUT] Steinway Broached Hanger History

[Horace Greeley]

Hi,

In addition to checking with John Dewey, while I am not sure when the 
transition was started, it was completed by 1995.

Based on observing the process of some other changes, I suspect that 
this changeover was started several years earlier, as other 
manufacturing changes were also being introduced and then phased 
in...perhaps by model.

FWIW, although the raw stacks produced with this later method are 
more consistent, I am not sure that the angles between the rails have 
been maintained.  I am presently traveling and don't have access to 
my own notes, but am pretty sure that there have been substantial 
discussions about this over time.  One name on which to search would 
be Chris Robinson.

Cheers!

Horace

At 07:26 AM 7/1/2010, you wrote:
>David,
>I checked with S&S they'd have to dig in the archives.
>Suggestion was to ask John Dewey.  Dewey Enterprizes.
>He might know.
>Best,
>Gerry Cousins
>
> > Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:49:27 -0400
> > To: caut at ptg.org
> > From: stanwood at tiac.net
> > Subject: [CAUT] Steinway Broached Hanger History
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Does anyone know what year Steinway switched from floating their
> > action rails in solder in square holes in the hangers to the current
> > method of soldering them in broached holes that match the shape of
> > the rails?
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
> >
> > David Stanwood
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