At 7:47 AM 6/28/95 -0600, stanwood wrote: >>As a point of clarification, those parts only cost that much when they are >>ordered through Steinway and Sons--NOT when they are ordered through Renner >>USA. > >>Tom Seay > > >The Renner USA knuckle is significantly closer to the flange center and in >most cases is not compatable with the weight hammer that Steinway makes, >(heavier than most). > >Stanwood ___________________ I last ordered Renner parts in late April. At that time Renner USA carried only two of the many (5 or 6 in all) shanks made currently for Steinway pianos. They carry only the two Renner made low-leverage shanks. One has the small knuckle and improved flange, the other is what Steinway calls pre-1984. This pre-1984 shank with its fat knuckle and low-leverage should NEVER be used under any circumstance. It is wrong. If you want Renner quality with original low-leverage dimension, then use the the other shank, which is not available from Steinway. If you want Renner shanks with the higher-leverage Hamburg dimension they are not available from Renner USA, but can be purchased from Steinway. From previous discussion, it may be apparent that I tend to favor the orginal dimension low-leverage shank from Renner USA, but I did also order one set of the Hamburg shanks from Steinway in April and the cost was only about $300.00. When did this outragous price increase happen? That is bad news. Dennis Johnson St. Olaf College
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