Teflon Steinway - Solutions?

[Jon Page]

At 11:36 PM 3/4/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi Keith:
>
>I still think you were right originally. The teflon does not change except
<snip>
>In hammer shanks, there is no restraining
>force from cross laminations, hence the holes do get larger and the teflon
>which doesn't swell is relieved of pressure and thereby rattles. During
>the dry cycles, the shank fork shrinks and applies more pressure cross
>grain and the teflon in turn squeezes the center pin tighter and we then
>have tight flanges.
>
>Jim Coleman, Sr.
>

Jim,
The info I offered_was_from about 20 years ago. I took it at face value but
now have reservations. What I've read so far has me thinking differently
and I can see where your exlpanation is a probable cause.

This list is great, 

Jon Page
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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