I'm not familiar with this make but if it used conventionally made wipens of it's day, chances are you can a modernize a wipen/capstan which will work. I've done a number of moderations with very good results. You will have to find a wipen design which will matches the current wipen dimensions. The last one I did I was able to use a current Yamaha wippen in an old Sohmer 1890's action. The transformation was well worth the time and effort. Tom Servinsky ----- Original Message ----- From: David Lawson To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 7:27 PM Subject: [pianotech] Rich Lipp grand. I have an old Lipp grand which has the rocker type capstans. As you would all be aware, these are rotten things to regulate and get a good touch from. Has anyone changed these for the conventional capstan that can be regulated in the normal way? I know it seems to be a big job, however, I keep feeling that the final result would be much nicer, and certainly more user friendly. Perhaps there is an article on this in one of the journals? Any advise would be appreciated. David Lawson OZ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100725/3d70f044/attachment.htm>
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