<html><div>I can't imagine the flanges grossly pulling back the wips.  When comparing the new with the old, what exactly lined up?  BTW, all the Renner flanges I've seen are coved out that way, due to the patent that S&S has.</div> <br> <div>At 12:24 PM 10/18/2001 -0500, you wrote:</div> <div>>Hmmmm... anyone ever seen or had this problem??</div> <div>></div> <div>>A set of Renner wippens were ordered for a Steinway M here in my shop some</div> <div>>time ago, before I was employed here. The correct ones were ordered as far</div> <div>>as things lining up, but once placed on the rail they were grossly pulled</div> <div>>back from where the capstan should be resting comfortably on the capstan</div> <div>>pad. And it played like a TRUCK.</div> <div>></div> <div>>After much hemming and hawing, comparing parts, mumbling select phrases, I</div> <div>>figured out that:</div> <div>></div> <div>>The flanges on the wippens were not coved out correctly, and the contour did</div> <div>>not match up with the Steinway wippen rail, therefor pulling them back. The</div> <div>>middle cove of the flange cut-out was more squared than rounded.</div> <div>></div> <br> <div>></div> <br> <div>>Michelle</div> <div>>stranges@oswego.edu</div> > <br> <br> <b>Vinny<br> </b><i><<a href="mailto:vince@byu.edu" eudora="autourl">mailto:vince@byu.edu</a>><br> <br> <br> <br> </i></html>