Michelle L Stranges wrote: > Hmmmm... anyone ever seen or had this problem?? > > A set of Renner wippens were ordered for a Steinway M here in my shop some > time ago, before I was employed here. The correct ones were ordered as far > as things lining up, but once placed on the rail they were grossly pulled > back from where the capstan should be resting comfortably on the capstan > pad. And it played like a TRUCK. I can imagine. > > After much hemming and hawing, comparing parts, mumbling select phrases, I > figured out that: > > The flanges on the wippens were not coved out correctly, and the contour did > not match up with the Steinway wippen rail, therefor pulling them back. The > middle cove of the flange cut-out was more squared than rounded. That is correct. You get the 50 dollar prize. Amazing aint it ? > > > I have talked with several of my local/trusty piano guru's, and I will now > see if Renner will MAYBE MAYBE THINK about ( just maybe..) giving up some > wippen flanges. > > Ehhh... I will keep you posted on this, but these parts are unusable. > ( and expensive.) > There was a bunch of stuff written a while ago on this line, and some ideas about how to deal with it. I think I remember that Jon Page knows a bit about this first hand... Jon ?? > > :) enjoy the pretty leaves! > Michelle > stranges@oswego.edu -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
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