Can real wippens be retro-fitted to the action? I don't see any historical value in restoration. Regards, Jon Page At 11:42 AM 12/21/99 -0500, you wrote: >Dear List: >A few weeks ago someone posted regarding a Haines grand she was working on. >I think I was the only one who responded on the list, and I was for the >most part commiserating with her that their disintegrating springs can be >an awful morrass. >I did, however, ask for suggestions regarding replacing the "repetition >springs" on this action. These Haines actions don't have a repetition >lever, rather the spring itself functions as lever and letoff tip. >Does anyone have recommendations as to the ideal replacement wire? I recall >using various sizes of music wire (brass and steel) to kludge my way out of >situations, but they never seemed satisfactory. I may need to do a whole >set in the near future, and would appreciate informed suggestions. Do any >suppliers sell straight (or spooled) pieces of the same wire used for, say, >Steinway grand wippens? >TIA, >aptrick Draine > Jon Page piano technician; Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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