Hi Diane, Thanks! Renner it is! :-) Very nice wippens. Thirty years of hard service, and they're still in pretty good condition. Their only problem is that a few of the jacks are off center and dragging lightly on the rep lever. I am now told that the "N.N. '71" would be the marking of a Renner technician at the factory -- unrelated to any tech in NYC. The tech in NYC would still be "Stori" (? -- not perfectly legible). This signature is scribbled throughout the piano, including on several keysticks. I had assumed the "Sto" stamp on the A0 wippin was his/hers. Perhaps it stands for some word in German. Obviously the other stamp ("Hg") is shorthand for (rep spring) "pressure" -- in a round about sort of way. (If it stands for mercury, I've got a problem!) I continue to enjoy using your earplugs. They're easy to wear and take the edge off of my noise exposure! Peace, Sarah ----- Original Message ----- From: "DIANE HOFSTETTER" <dianepianotuner@msn.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 4:20 AM Subject: Re: Searching for NYC tech > Hi Sarah, > > I've been staring at identical wippens for days now--they are made by > Renner. The ones I have been playing with are installed in a Baldwin SD-10 > concert grand. Pretty easy to regulate because you can adjust the > repetition springs with a screw driver instead of having to reach in with a > tool like the Hart spring tool, disengage the repetition spring, bend it the > appropriate amount, replace it in the groove and repeat the whole process if > you didn't do it just the right amount. > > As my father used to say: "The Hofstetter law of wire bending: if the wire > needs to be bent a little to the right, you bend it a little to the right > and then it needs to be bent a little to the left." > > These wippens make the job a lot easier, no bending, just easily > controllable turning of the screw. Sorry, don't know the NYC tech. > > Glad to see you back! > > Diane > > > > Diane Hofstetter > > > > > > >From: "Sarah Fox" <sarah@gendernet.org> > >Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > >Subject: Searching for NYC tech > >Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 23:58:42 -0500 > > > >Hi everyone, > > > >I'm trying to reconstruct the history of my 1933 Wissner concert grand. It > >would have lived its entire life in New York City, and the owner before > >last was an opera coach for the Metropolitan Opera. I *think* the piano > >probably belonged to the Met before that, but they are unable to confirm -- > >no records. I am hoping a tech might remember it or have it in his/her > >records somewhere. > > > >Does anybody know either of the New York City techs who would have made > >these markings? (See photo...) > > > >http://www.wonderfulhome.info/wissner/wippen3.jpg > > > >It appears that N.N. replaced the wippens in 1971, and Stovi / Stori / > >Stoni would have probably done some general work (name signed in pencil in > >various locations throughout piano). > > > >Also, can anyone identify the manufacturer of this wippen for me? > > > >I'd appreciate any leads. Thanks! > > > >Peace, > >Sarah > > _________________________________________________________________ > Great deals on high-speed Internet access as low as $26.95. > https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary by service area.) > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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