"Wippen" (was "Whippen" cords)

[Joe & Penny Goss]

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Joe
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Subject: Re: Re: "Wippen" (was "Whippen" cords)


>
> In a message dated 9/24/2000 9:48:16 PM, Keith J. wrote:
>
> <<"I need to replace a few of the threads that attach to the whippen
>
> springson an old English grand. Does anyone have an opinion on what kind
of
>
> thread or string is most appropriate?">>
>
> Keith;
>  Silk cord is the traditional material for this application. However there
> are other cordages which will perform admirably as well. For instance
> 'braided' dacron or nylon fishing line in the correct size will work just
> fine and will last at least as long as the silk will/did. This line comes
in
> different colors and is available in the off-white that the silk line
comes
> in.
>  I would not think that use of CA would be called for except in an
emergency
> situation and then only the thicker "jell" variety. If replacement is done
> properly, and I understand the application you are asking about, the peg
> which is inserted in the string hole will/should be enough to hold the
loop
> in place while your glue of preference dries. When I have a number of
theses
> loops to replace I use either hot glue or yellow glue and just a tiny bit
> goes a long way for each loop/hole/peg.
>
>  As for the teapot tempest brewing vis a vis "wip", "whip" or "wippen",
> "whippen" and the correct spelling thereof..... spell it any way you want
to.
>  Although it is an admirable goal to want to standardize spellings and
> nomenclatures..the nomenclature must be agreed on first before any
"correct"
> spelling can be acheived.
>   As long as these mechanisms are called by variuos names such as
"Rocker",
> "Repetition", "Wippen" and "Whippen", among others, it is seemingly
senseless
> to chide others on A "correct" spelling of just one of those names.
> You can not buy a set of "Wips" or Whips" from S&S, although you can buy a
> set of "Repetitions".
> You can buy a set of "Wippens" from Pianotek.
> You can buy a set of "Whippens" from Brooks, LTD.
> Tokiwa, one of the largest parts manufacturers in the world, calls their
> items of this function "Whippen".
> Catherine Bielefeldt, in her excellent book on "The Wonders of the Piano"
> uses "Whippen" as the preferred spelling and pronounciation of this danged
> thingee.
> You can't buy "Repetitions" from Schaff Piano Supply, you must buy
"Whippens"
> because that is what they sell.
>
> Finally Merle, in Piano Parts and their Function, has this footnote:
>  "We omit the 'h' in whippen wherever that spelling is used, to help
> standarize wippen.  Thusly Merle acknowledges the alternative spelling of
> "Whippen" and in fact uses this spelling in various places in the book.
>
> Back to my shell.............
> Jim Bryant (FL)
>
>