[pianotech] What is the Steinway term for 'whippen'

[tnrwim at aol.com]

I don't know what the Steinway word for whippen is, since I believe corporal punishment of factory workers is now against the law, but I believe the part most piano technicians call a wippen*, is called a repetition lever at Steinway.



* While some technicians call a repetition lever a whippen, it is not the correct spelling of this part of the a piano. This, according to Jim Ellis, RPT. I don't remember when, but he wrote an article about this in the Journal some years back.(Perhaps someone with a CD of all past Journal articles, can do the research for me). 
 
 Wim
 
 
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From: Gary <gmcc at charter.net>
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I'm looking at their parts price list, and don't see whippens listed.
he closest thing I can imagine is called 'repetitions'
'd call, but the girl who usually handles the phoneline for parts is 
ut of the
ffice until next Monday.
heers
ary

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