Dean, I did one. The whip rail is moveable, as in it pivots. I don't think you will find whips that work with out major mods. I had to drill 88 holes in hammer rail to adjust jacks. I think I made the whip rail fixed and came up with a new arrangement for the soft pedal. I spent a lot of time on that dog and in the end it was a great improvement. I used all new parts and a complete re-design. I would recommend something a little more straight forward for your first attempt. Fenton ----- Original Message ----- From: Dean May To: 'Pianotech List' Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 4:14 PM Subject: Kranich and Bach Action pictures A local used piano dealer just got in this Kranich and Bach circa 1885. Even with dead strings it has a very nice tone, plus a gorgeous cabinet with ornate legs. It's about a six footer. The biggest problem is the action needs a lot of help. As you can see from the picture the capstans nearly miss the whippen heel. I've never done an action geometry redesign but this may be a good candidate for me to learn on. If I am going to relocate the capstans might as well try to make as much right as I can. I'm thinking it might be better to try to use a more modern whippen. Any comments or help appreciated as always. Dean Dean May cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN 47802 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20071128/4cd9dcbf/attachment.html
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