Steinway Hammers [& other action parts]

[Avery Todd]

Bob,

    Have you done many L's from the 70's (Teflon actions)? If so, do your
comments below apply to that model S & S, also? Just curious. Besides
some relatively new ones, that's about the only model we have here at the
university.
    Thanks.

Avery

>We will use whatever works best with a specific action, but the combination
>we have been using most often for a number of years is the (current) factory
>repetition under a Renner Modified (16.2mm, I think) shank, with either
>factory or, more often, Ronsen hammers, which we prepare to be lighter than
>the current factory ones but a little heavier than the originals. In most
>actions this requires a dip between 10.25 -10.5 mm (.403-.413 inch) at the
>front of the key, which is not too big a leap for most pianists, and leaves
>the leading about the same (3-2-1-0 or 4-3-2-1-0), for a similar inertial
>feel. We can massage the dip/weight/blow tradeoffs for particular preferences.
>
>The factory repetitions have been an enormous pain to travel, as they were
>not very well drilled for pinning. Nothing was in line with anything else.
>However, the parts have been getting better, and the ones I saw at the
>convention were really well lined up.
>
>Bob Davis