Rippen Upright

[tonythetuner]

Hi,
This piano may be labelled Rippen, but it is actually a Lindner, pronounced
lintner. Rippen pianos are actually made in Holland and are quite nice.
Lindner pianos are made in Ireland and are quite horrid. Yes Glue is the
only way out of this. Repairs to these are a nightmare. There are no spares
available. The company is long gone, and were a breed unto themselves. They
are vile to tune as they are terminally false. The plastic keys are operated
by spring steel on the balance rail. This is stronger than the plastic key
which eventually breaks. Shortly after that the rest break. THERE IS NO
SOLUTION TO THIS!
So once you run out of ingenuity the customer will have to scrap what looks
like a not very old piano.
Jolly good luck old chum!
Regards, Tony.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ralph Black <ralphbl@mindspring.com>
To: <Pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 2:43 PM
Subject: Rippen Upright


> I need some input about this piano. In ten years of work, I had never seen
> one of these until this week. Pierce shows it as a Dutch company but this
> was made in Shannon, Ireland. The challenge is that the hammer butt of one
> key (F#3) is loose and flopping around. The bridal strap is glued at both
> ends and is a string rather than cloth tape; there do not appear to be any
> screws holding the butt to to rail. The rail is sort of "U" shaped and the
> butt appears to just fit or clip in. Unfortunately, it will not stay! So,
> how does one secure it so that the key will function? (Other than
glueing.)
>
> On this instrument, the entire key is plastic! Lots and lots of plastic!!!
> But that's another story.
>
> Any input gratefully received.
>
> Thanks,
> Ralph Black
> Nashville
>