Quoting Paul T Williams <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>: > Thanks Willem, Does that mean there are no longer that kind of > wippen on > the market? > The wippens are there. But I think a straight up and down capstan will work better. Wim > > > > Willem Blees <wblees at bama.ua.edu> > Sent by: caut-bounces at ptg.org > 11/14/2006 02:04 PM > Please respond to > College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org> > > > To > College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org> > cc > > Subject > Re: [CAUT] Tired wippens > > > > > > > Quoting Paul T Williams <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>: > > > Hi List, > > > > Here's an old question from a new CAUT: When does one finally > call > > it > > quits on a set of wippens? I'm working on an old Steinway M circa > > early > > thirties with the tilted capstans. I would doubt that the wippens > > are > > original, but they are definately OLD, squeeky and has substantial > > amounts > > of what Steve Brady calls "gradeau" (gunk) on the rep springs at > the > > > > rep-lever contact/rubbing points. They also are "dented" in on > the > > rep > > lever/knuckle contact point. > > > > Although it is only in a practice room, we don't have ooodles o > dough > > to > > replace the piano. We can afford new wippens, or I can "doctor" > them > > one > > more time by cleaning and lubing all those parts which would be a > lot > > of > > invested time...Not much I can do about the dented rep/knuckle spot > > > though.... > > > > What do y'all think? > > > > Thanks > > > > Paul T. Williams > > Univ. of Nebraska > > Paul > > If you can get the money to replace them, by all means do so. But you > > will also have to change the capstans. Perhaps that is why Richard > avoided doing that in the past. The other thing to consider is that > if > you leave the piano alone, perhaps you can get the funds to replace > the piano. I've got a couple 30's vintage M's and O's that I would > love to throw out and replace. But I don't have any money, not even > for new parts, much less for new instruments. I keep hoping that if > enough students complain, somehow, someone up the line will hear my > plea. > > > Willem Blees, RPT > Piano Tuner/Technician > School of Music > University of Alabama > Tuscaloosa, AL USA > > > Willem Blees, RPT Piano Tuner/Technician School of Music University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL USA
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