Jeez Tom, a photo and we don't have to guess... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Tom Sivak" <tvaktvak at sbcglobal.net> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Received: 2/6/2008 5:14:36 AM Subject: Re: unusual wippens (Ludwig grand) >No, that's not it, actually. On the Ludwig I saw had >a hammer rest rail instead of a pad on top of the >wippen. The most shocking feature was this huge >hammer return spring, mounted on top of the wippen, >which pulled the hammer back into place. The hammer >shank also had a wooden post, about an inch long, with >a silk loop at the end, into which the huge hammer >return spring was inserted. >Close, but no cigar. >Tom Sivak >--- John Delacour <JD at Pianomaker.co.uk> wrote: >> At 13:02 -0800 5/2/08, Tom Sivak wrote: >> >> >Holy cow. I have never seen an action like this >> >before... >> >> You've got a lot of living to do! >> >> Was it something like this? If so it is just one of >> the less happy >> developments of the English action. It works but it >> is >> mis-conceived. There are far better designs >> developed from the basic >> English action, some of which perform better and >> repeat faster than >> the Erard-Herz action. >> >> >> >> >> >> JD >>
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