Gluing wippen

[Jon Page]

Align the grain of the veneer 90 degrees to the split.

Another method would be to CA glue the split and apply fiberglass cloth to 
the side.

No matter what your repair method, move the wippen to a less utilized note.
The main concern will be the damper spoon. If it is in the bass , move it 
to note 2 (B b).
If it's beyond the dampers place it on note 86 (B b). Why B flat? Because 
generally those
notes are not struck by the passing child or general noise-maker, and would 
be hit with
less force.  If the wippen in question is in the tenor/treble damper realm, 
keep your fingers crossed.

On old uprights which have seen better days, I have gone so far as to 
replace a crippled wippen in this manner:
Place the poor unfortunate on note 86. Place # 86 on the last note which 
has a damper and remove the underlever,
leaving it in repose inside the piano. Place that 'last damper' wippen in 
the 'physically challenged' wippen's spot.
Adjust the damper spoon.  Advise the owner to use caution when pounding.

Regards,
Jon Page

At 02:02 PM 01/12/2001 +0100, you wrote:
>Glue as usual... then add a piece of veneer on the outside to make stronger.
>Punch or drill out the bushing hole, rebush and pin. Works great lasts a long
>long time.
>
>Kristinn Leifsson wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I´m trying to fix a broken wippen from a Wagner upright.
> > The problem is that there is no jack flange, but the center pin goes
> > through a hole in the wippen "proper", so I hesitate to find a replacement
> > instead of fixing it, since this is not very common in pianos around here.
> > It´s been glued before, but it broke again.  However I don´t think it was
> > glued well enough so I´d like to try it myself (the pieces fit pretty well
> > together)
> >
> > Kristinn
>
>--
>Richard Brekne
>RPT, N.P.T.F.
>Bergen, Norway
>mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no