Which Whippen?

[Terry]

I think, generally speaking, studio whippens will be the same as upright
wippens. Of course, the Gulbransen whippen may be of an odd design - these
were somewhat odd pianos....

All you can do is match up as closely as possible with what is available and
modify as necessary. Or make a new one.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arlie Rauch" <adarpub@midrivers.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 9:43 AM
Subject: Which Whippen?


> Yesterday I serviced a Gulbransen studio piano at an Elk's Club.  The
> bottom two keys had been blocked off because the whippens were gone,
> perhaps borrowed for another position in the piano.  The only whippens
> I had that came close were the Schaff upright #523 1/2.  But even those
> were not perfect.
>
> I had to screw the capstans down as far as they would go.  Then I had
> to replace the felt on the bottom of the whippen with much thinner
> felt, and finally with some regulation they worked.
>
> I don't see any whippen specifically for studio size pianos.  Any
> advice?
>
> Arlie Rauch
> Glendive, MT
>
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