hoffsoco at luther.edu wrote: >> As an addendum, of course I will try fitting standard wippens from my >> parts kits and see what happens - no doubt the best way to know for sure. >> Just was curious if anyone had seen this before in a S&S. As I look at it >> more, it looks like it's probably a retrofit by some creative tech to >> create a soft pedal. It looks like aluminum angle with wood rail and >> various felts. I don't have the instrument to look at the trapwork, just >> the action. >> >> William R. Monroe > That looks identical to the rail I just took out of a former Duo-Art grand. > REplacing with standard wippens is no problem. > Conrad Looking at it again, I see that your Keys and keyframe are different than mine here, but the aluminum rail and it's hangers are the same. The Duo-Art here has a shortened frame, the keys hang out the back and the ends are covered top and bottom to reach over the back of a shortened keybed which allowed the player to push them up from below. I still don't see that you'd have any problem retrofitting a standard wippen, although with that really thick felt on that bar I suspect that your shanks will be way up in the air when it is regulated. It's a shame you don't have the carcass handy to check string height and determine the appropriate dimensions for stack height/bore/tail. -- Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 - There comes a time in every man's life and I've had plenty of them. - Casey Stengel
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