I need to add a little to my comments in the 130118 MMD about the work
David Snyder did on my Steinway D action.  Anyone wanting to view the
process of the rebuilding may access it at:
    http://snyderspianoservice.com

I built the long-play spool box prior to lengthening the piano so that
we could build the piano to the proper length around the spool box.

David Snyder wrote me this:

    "I used the photos/drawings that Mel sent me as a guide to key
    length and overall dimensions.  I then developed a new balance
    point to make the keys play more like a normal action.  Hence, your
    keyboard is not an exact duplicate of Mel Septon's piano.  I then
    designed the piano re-lengthening around the new keyboard that I
    had made by a key maker, keeping in mind the dimensions that
    Mel provided and the case design elements that you wanted.  Your
    piano isn't an exact copy of what originally existed.  It is a
    hybrid that sought to improve the aesthetics as well as the
    functionality of the piano."

This sets the record straight for the MMD.

Tockhwock (a.k.a. Geoffrey Kaiser)