Renner Wippens

[Israel Stein]

On Thu, 6 Jul 1995, Ron Torrella wrote:

> 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?
>

Yes, me too. Now, the following comment is not specific to Renner parts,
but often as not I find the problem in spring regulation to be loose
shank and/or rep-lever pinning.

Israel Stein