Hi Keith, When another wippen will not fit exactly you can sometimes avoid making one from scratch by adapting one that is close. Location of the holes, length of wippen, hight etc, can be altered to match the original close enough to get by. Something like being a plastic surgeon <G> Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose Tools imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith McGavern" <kam544@gbronline.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 5:01 PM Subject: Re: Which Whippen? > At 7:43 AM -0700 12/18/04, Arlie Rauch wrote: > >... I don't see any whippen specifically for studio size pianos. Any advice? > > I've run into a similar situation where I couldn't find an exact > match. So a person does what they have to do, either manufacture one > themselves, or use the closest match possible, and then regulate to > fit as best as possible. > > Keith > -- > Keith McGavern > Registered Piano Technician > Oklahoma Chapter 731 > Piano Technicians Guild > USA > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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