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

[tnrwim at aol.com]

>* 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. 

Hmmm,  I dunno how anyone can call this correct or incorrect.  Who in our trade is charged with the task of determining the 
"correct" spelling? According to Bill Garlick, it was "Whippen" in 1975. I will stick with that.






In Jim's article about this, I don't think he trying to be the authority. He was just tryng to explain it in a scientific manner. 

Wim 


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From: Ed Foote <a440a at aol.com>
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Subject: Re: [pianotech] What is the Steinway term for 'whippen'


Horace writes: 


>* 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. 

Hmmm,  I dunno how anyone can call this correct or incorrect.  Who in our trade is charged with the task of determining the 
"correct" spelling? According to Bill Garlick, it was "Whippen" in 1975. I will stick with that.
    Is that a jack or a fly?  Repetition or Balancier? Wrestplank or pinblock?  
  



Ed Foote RPT
http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
  
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