[CAUT] Shimming the Steinway Action Stack

James Patrick Draine draine at me.com
Sat Mar 6 08:31:22 MST 2010


Hi Jon,
A couple photos, of your shimming, and your spring reconfiguration, would be a treat. If you've got your camera handy.

Patrick Draine

On Mar 6, 2010, at 8:51 AM, Jon Page wrote:

>> Correction:
>> A0: 3.375
>> C8: 4.440
>> 
>> Really?  A one inch plus difference in spread from one end of the action to the other?  Wow...
> 
> No, I was right the first time :-)  Too early.
> 
> 4.375 to 4.44 or 111.12 mm to 112.75
> 
> I'll be shimming the top of the wippen flange rail as needed. So far,
> it's double paper in the bass and 1st tenor.
> 
> Right now, I'm reconfiguring the rep spring configuration.
> It's bent to tight curves which will make it difficult to fine tune.
> -- 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jon Page

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