1879 Steinway A

[Bernhard Stopper]

A lighter hammer set than standard will help to avoid those problems (walnut
or mahagony instead of kotibe).  I usually reshape modern hammers to the
original shape that is in most case much thinner and lighter than todays
hammers.

Bernhard

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stéphane Collin" <collin.s@skynet.be>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: 1879 Steinway A


> Wouldn't you run into weight problems when fitting new hammers (even put
on
> diet) on 15.5 mm shanks ?
>
> Stéphane Collin.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bernhard Stopper" <b98tu@t-online.de>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 1:15 PM
> Subject: Re: 1879 Steinway A
>
>
> > Hello Ric,
> >
> > Renner has a shank with 15.5 mm. The catalog Nr. is 0640H (standard
> knuckle)
> > and 0640K(small knuckle)
> >
> > regards,
> >
> > Bernhard
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
> > To: "Newtonburg" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 12:25 PM
> > Subject: 1879 Steinway A
> >
> >
> > > Hey folks
> > >
> > > Am just getting started changing a set of hammers and shanks on this
old
> > > A.  The new shanks place the shank center pin about 2 mm further away
> > > from the hammer rail. This pushes the knuckles just a bit farther back
> > > then I would like, and will force me to go through all whippens and
> > > remove a bit of the jack return cushion in order to regulate the
jacks.
> > > The origional whippens are going to remain and there is no regulating
> > > button for this position on those for those of you that arent familiar
> > > with this older type of Steinway action. The origional centerpin to
> > > knuckle was 15.5. So with the new shanks at 17, and the center itself
> > > out about 2 mm... the knuckle itself is out about 3.5 mm more.  The
jack
> > > to knuckle position with the origional shanks and knuckles has the
jack
> > > well under the knuckle and past the back end of the core... so there
is
> > > room to make the adjustment to get a good position with the new
shanks.
> > >
> > > I'm looking for suggestions and thoughts as to what to do here. I
could
> > > go through and change all flanges so as to use the origionals I
> > > suppose.. I checked one and the jack ended up just perfect under the
> > > knuckle... but then I have to change all the flanges on the new set.
> > >
> > > so whadaya whadaya ?
> > >
> > > RicB
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