On Tue, 21 Feb 1995, Thomas Winter wrote: > Greetings, > > I recently purchased a set of shanks & flanges and wippens from > Steinway. All of the pinning on these parts is very loose, one to two > grams. Steinway says this is normal for their high-tech bushing cloth > and that some centers can have a near zero gram reading and still > funcion perfectly well. But I have always suspected loose center, > particularly in the hammer shank and the repetion lever, of > contributing to poor repetition. My thinking was that the low > friction would cause you to regulate the repetition spring weaker > than you ordinarily would. Has anyone else had experience with > these parts or any thoughts on this subject? I believe this to be the case, also. Another unusual problem with loose hammer flange pinning is voicing! I have heard a demonstration at a seminar(I believe it was even shown with a frequency counter showing strength of overtones)...and the results are fascinating. John Minor University of Illinois jminor@uiuc.edu
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