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David Stanwood has a much better approach to releading with assist
springs<br>
with the benefit of being inertially more balanced.<br>
<br>
I've been applying his technique for eight years and the method
explained<br>
below seems much more complicated.<br>
<br>
Jon Page<br>
<br>
<br>
At 01:36 PM 09/18/2000 -0500, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite cite>Lloyd Meyer has kindly referred me to Chris
Robinson,RPT for further info on<br>
working with the turbo wippens. Here FYI are some highlights of
the<br>
conversation:<br>
<br>
"CHRISTOPER ROBINSON," on working with the Renner
turbo-wippen;<br>
<br>
"pre-adjust support springs (prior to installation) to balance off
the<br>
weight of the wippen."<br>
<br>
"leave one lead less than you expect to end up with in each key,
(consider<br>
traditional leading patterns), ie:<br>
remove all but two leads in C4 knowing you will likely need a third
to<br>
trim."<br>
<br>
"Remove lead starting from the balance rail, forward."<br>
<br>
"Calibrate the springs (wippens installed) using approximately 5
grams more<br>
than spec, per section, ie:<br>
at C4 the DW ideal may be 49 grams, calibrate the assist spring using
54<br>
grams (DW).<br>
<br>
"Calibrate the spring at the coil, increasing or decreasing the
distance<br>
between the long arm and short tang as necessary."<br>
<br>
"Make a long slender tool with a slotted end. For general
weakening, use<br>
this tool to push the long arm of the spring back into the slot,
then<br>
release and test. Further weakening (and/or strengthening) will
require<br>
un-hooking the loop, and a second (spring-lifting, etc.) tool to engage
the<br>
short tang."<br>
<br>
"Trim the final 5 grams using the "spare" lead from each
key. This is much<br>
simpler than attempting to "fine-tune" the spring."<br>
<br>
"(Re)-position your trim lead atop the key until final DW is
achieved. Mark<br>
the key for lead placement. There should be several(lots of) empty
holes to<br>
choose from!"<br>
<br>
Many thanks to Lloyd Meyer and Renner USA for providing us access
to<br>
experts such as Chris Robinson!<br>
<br>
Mark Cramer, RPT<br>
Brandon University<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Lloyd Meyer
[<a href="mailto:renner@rennerusa.com" eudora="autourl">mailto:renner@rennerusa.com</a>]<br>
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 3:54 PM<br>
To: Mark Cramer<br>
Subject: Re: turbo wippens<br>
<br>
<br>
Mark,<br>
<br>
I really appreciate all of the excellent information you are
providing. On<br>
the Turbo wips, call Chris Robinson. Tell him I asked you to.
He worked<br>
with us in the development of this product, wrote the manual for it and
is<br>
very knowledgeable in this area. Understands action geometry as
few<br>
technicians do. His number is: 860-243-2343 His fax number
is:<br>
860-243-2148<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
Lloyd<br>
Renner USA<br>
<br>
<br>
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------<br>
From: Mark Cramer <cramer@BrandonU.CA><br>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 10:17:39 -0500<br>
<br>
>Lloyd,<br>
>I need clarity on how (exactly) to adjust spring tension on the
turbo<br>
>wippens (in place). I'm not that comfortable with placing a
bend (kink) in<br>
>the spring.<br>
><br>
>Thanks (in advance) for providing access to one of the "Renner
Team."<br>
><br>
>Mark Cramer,RPT<br>
>Brandon University<br>
><br>
><br>
>BTW, for your interest; excerpted from an e-discussion with Mark
Bolsius:<br>
><br>
>..., "this is perhaps a "text-book" perfect
example of what these wippens<br>
>are intended for. The piano is a 1963 "B", definitive
of the "accelerated<br>
>action" paradigm of the day. ie: well into the tenor there
are (typically)<br>
>"SIX" factory installed, full-sized leads in each key, with
the furthest<br>
>being placed very close to the balance rail.<br>
><br>
>The symptoms are typical as well, as the piano plays like a garden
tractor,<br>
>but weighs off right to spec!? A previous technician replaced the
original<br>
>"mallets" with Renner blues, perhaps in hope of shedding
some lead, but no<br>
>cigar.<br>
><br>
>With geometry problems (as you suggested) this far out, the
turbo-wips<br>
>really are a welcome solution. In my evaluations, I was able to
remove 4<br>
>leads @ C4, get 49D/22U, and actually weaken the assist spring
(from<br>
factory<br>
>setting) substantially in the process.<br>
><br>
>The difference (in a single note sample) was amazing, especially when
you<br>
>consider the final weigh-off specs were within a gram or two of
the<br>
>originals!"<br>
><br>
><br>
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