Fw: New and improved Steinway parts.Like Em

[jolly roger]

Thank's Dale, you confirmed my thoughts.  Now to make the decision with the
customer.
See ya in a few days.
Roger


At 11:53 AM 7/8/01 -0700, you wrote:
> Hey Rodger
>
>   Having installed just about every body's Stwy parts and ,many of some,
>frustration has led me to use about a dozen sets so far of the new improved
>factory made wippens. I have had to do considerable amounts of traveling on
>some sets( an hour or more) but the trade off is that it is a virtual
>replication of the older style wippen.(pre- 1984 I think) It seems to have
>similar spring sizes so adjusting tension is good ,not a great struggle. The
>weight is in the 18 to 19 gram range which is as light as the old original
>ones.  Yes! The new ones are also made of maple(yeah).  If you will install
>one side by side to an old one and regulate that note  the reg button ends
>up about the same place as does the drop screw( not to low/high ). The
>capstan is I think ever so slightly higher. This ,as far as I've been able
>to determine ,is due to the wippen body height being slightly (ever so
>slightly) shorter. Any net result of this would be better acceleration.( o
>to 60 in whatever)
>  By the way the factory provided Renner wippen is also a great part,
>matches the new improved (would use them in a second and have) .It has the
>angled wippen heel and one peice body and no separate glued on heel too.
>The springs are a bit different but fine. The weight as on all Renner
>wippens is in the 20 to 21.5 gram range which can be a consideration( more
>weight in the system)  Unfortunately you can not buy that particular  Renner
>wippen from Renner U.S.A.which is a huge disappointment to me.  The cost of
>factory parts is higher but the frustration of trying to regulate parts that
>don't really match is WAY worse to me. I've tried ( Been there done that.)
>
>   I am very pleased with the results of the wippens but have not used the
>shanks as the Renner parts ( to me) from Renner U.s.a. or the factory
>supplied runners are so consistent,reliable and geometrically sound.  So I'm
>using a combination of parts and 80% of the time it is the 16 mm
>(Renner)knuckle placement. The actions weigh off well and feel very much
>like the old actions when they were right.
>
>Hope that helps-see you in Reno
>
>   Dale Erwin
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "jolly roger" <baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 12:37 AM
>Subject: New and improved Steinway parts.
>
>
>> Any feed back on the new and improved steinway parts would be greatly
>> appreciated.
>>
>> regards Roger
>>
>>
>