Renner Wippens

[Ron Torrella]

On Thu, 6 Jul 1995 BDeTar@aol.com wrote:

> It's been quite a while since I used the "screw adjustable" type of Renner
> wippen, but I also had a similar experience. With the same weight of hammer
> and shank as well as knuckle size and placement, the spring was strong enough
> to lift (as his nose grows...) the entire action. :----O>

I might try to field Mr. Gilreath's question:  Yes, the tension of the
springs in new Renner wippens (indeed, *any* new wippen) will need to be
adjusted.  In the factory, they don't bother trying to get the tension
even close.  Matter of fact, I've taken to removing the top 8-10 springs
and replacing them with a lesser gauge wire.  (I trained my apprentice to
do this little operation--she cranks `em out as I need `em.)  Makes the
hammers a little more lively.  The larger gauge wire tends to make the
highest hammers difficult to adjust.

I wonder if anyone else has had this experience?

Ron Torrella
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