The piano was called a Lindner, I think. The action and the keys and the keybed were the Mickey mouse part. The keys were completely plastic, the centre pin was a piece of spring steel inserted into the key, with a plastic piece on the other end that way friction fitted into an aluminium channel. The key levelling was accomplished with a plastic screw, that was screwed one way or the other. The action had a lot of aluminium. press cut parts just bent to shape, action tapes were a piece of string, attached with hot melt glue. It was a real almost toy like apparatus. I have never heard anyone comment on how they worked when new, before the person had a look inside. Rippen, was the name of the manufacturer, if I'm not mistaken. Regards, John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia. jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phillip Ford" <fordpiano@earthlink.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 12:28 PM Subject: Re: Currier | | | On Fri, 6 Sep 2002 23:49:45 +0930 Tony Caught <caute@optusnet.com.au> wrote: | | > Hi Currier lot, | > | > The concept is there, the same as the concept | > of the piano built in Ireland | > (name ?) is there. | | > Tony Caught | > caute@optusnet.com.au | | I've heard mention of this Irish piano a couple of times now. I don't know | anything about it. Can someone provide more info or a reference to go find | some more info. | | Thanks, | | Phil F | | | | | Phillip Ford | Piano Service & Restoration | 1777 Yosemite Ave - 215 | San Francisco, CA 94124 | |
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