Am I being too anal?

[Ron Nossaman]

Hi Joe,
Always the troublemaker... <G>
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> consulted S&S and got another set of drop screws....Same damned thing! 
> Now what?!!!!
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At the risk of being found out (again) for a Philistine, I'd 
put them in as is and not worry about it.


  > The "tit" will cause excessive wear to the balancier 
contact surface, IMO.

I don't think so. There's very little movement of the drop 
screw against that balancier covering in play, and at most, a 
reverse "tit" ("tit" spelled backward - "tit") will form in 
the leather. No biggie.


> However, I really don't know. Should I just install these "flawed" parts 
> and deal with it later or?????

I would, and see if it NEEDS to be dealt with later.


> I'm at the point, now, that I could order drop screws from Schaff or 
> Piano Tech, but don't know if they would be the same dimension(s). 

What Steinway part have you ever seen that was a standard 
dimension, or matched anything else on the planet?


>Also, 
> there is the fact that these would not be "Steinway Parts", so it 
> wouldn't be a Steinway any more.<G>

There you go. It's probably a feature.

By the way, speaking of features, how many new Steinway 
actions do you suppose have half - or ANY, for that matter, of 
their hammer centers repinned before they're assembled?
Ron N