Which reminds me.... I ran into the strangest one of these I've ever seen a couple weeks back. Small thing. Rippens didnt use a cast iron plate as many of you know. They screwed together pieces of steel to make a harp. This one was no exception. What was strange was that there was no back to the piano. None at all. No back beams, no back framework or posts... just the <<soundboard>> with two skimpy pinblocks glued onto to it. At least thats what it looked like. All you could see on from the back side was a panel with a bass pinblock and a treble one... seperate blocks. Screws held the things in place from the front side of the <<plate>>. Actually.. it was one of the better sounding Rippens I've run into over the years. Cheers RicB
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