Diane, You mention 3 replaced wippens, but don't describe whether these are more uneven or the condition of the original wippens themselves. Touch can be improved in a number of ways without going through the expense and trouble of attempting a retrofit of new parts. I am not partial to these retrofits. I am working on one now which came here with raw, new wippens and shanks purchased labelled as Knabe parts. They just barely fit the geometry and themselves need considerable rebuilding. In most cases of non-standard broken and missing wippens, I'll fabricate replacements from scratch. I take it the piano plays as is, and (most of) the work you describe is fairly routine. Is the owner considering selling it in this condition or refurbished/rebuilt/refinished? It sounds like the piano is one of a kind, or one of a limited run but it is _only_ 6' so I would price accordingly. Clark
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