Elian Degen wrote: > > List: > > Does any of you know a piano named Lindner ? > > ...the Brand name: LINDNER, Shannon, Ireland. Yes, It was built in Ireland. The Lindner was designed and built by Rippen of Ede, Holland. If my memory serves, and if what I was told at the time was correct, it was a joint venture between Rippen and the government of either Ireland or Shannon. The same piano was, I believe, sold under the Thomas brand name. > ...Probably because of its age all plastic parts crystallized and they are > braking same as the plastic elbows in spinet pianos. > > My first reaction was to tell the lady to throw away that thing, but I > remembered the list, and being polite I told her I would check if anything > can be done... You're right about the plastic. Nothing can be done to salvage those parts. And, obviously, the value of the piano does not warrant replacing it with a conventional action. > ...Any of you has ever stumbled upon an instrument alike ? Several. I thought they had a number of brilliant design ideas that were ruined due to cheap and sloppy execution. > ...Do you know if that factory still exist ? No, it does not. Neither does the Rippen factory. > ...Or is it wise to tell the customer to throw it away in order to save my > life? Yes. ddf
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