[ Nicholas Simons wrote in 150610 MMDigest:

> Susan Hayes asks whether she can get her keys to move on her new
> Steck player piano.  May I suggest that this piano is working
> correctly in that the keys are balanced to rest 'front up' so will
> not move when the player action operates.

I have a Steck upright and noticed that there is a hinge on the back of
each key which prevents the keys dropping while playing.  I gather this
is an efficiency thing to assist in the attack of the notes, especially
during repetitive note playing.  To change this would require the
reconstruction of the keyboard.

Robert Weismantel
Brisbane, Australia