Eliot, What is unusual about the K & B wippen is that the beam is shorter than on any other piano to my knowledge. The one I rebuilt (1897) had a couple of them that needed replacing and I found some wips in my junk parts box that were close but I had to saw a 1/4" section out of the beam and then rejoin with CA glue. Worked perfectly. I also needed to replace some of the jacks and discovered that Schaff sells them. This was about ten years ago but they might still have them. They weren't listed in the catalog, as I recall. Except for new hammers and damper felt, I rebuilt what was there. Very time-consuming job but it was a beautiful piano and a family heirloom also. Yes, it would have been better to replace the entire action, back action and keys with all modern parts but the owner wanted the piano *restored* as opposed to *rebuilt*. Tom Eliot Lee wrote: > > Hi List, > > I have a request to rebuild, or preferably replace a Kranich & > Bach, 6' Grand action. > > It has really odd wippens which I don't think are in the Renner > parts kit. The angle of the jack is different and the wippen flange is > horizontal instead of vertical. > > Has any list member had experience replacing these wippens? If so > where did you get your parts? > > Thanks Again, > > Eliot Lee -- Thomas A. Cole, RPT Santa Cruz, CA mailto:tcole@cruzio.com
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