music rack tray

[William Morton]

On 12, Sep 2006, , at 14:39, Avery wrote:

> William,
>
> At 11:34 AM 9/12/2006, you wrote:
>
>> On 12, Sep 2006, , at 5:05, Brian Doepke wrote:
>> I had a similar problem with the music rack on a Rippen Grand.
>
> And that's the ONLY problem you had with that? :-D Sorry. I  
> couldn't resist!
>

Sorry to disappoint, but in fact that is about the only problem I can  
remember.
I bought it new about +- 25 years ago.  I have been very happy with  
it since.
Sure, it isn't a Fazioli/Steinway/Bosendorfer, but it holds its tune  
well, has a nice
crisp action, and has a pleasant mellow tome.   It has lasted all  
these years with
relatively minor service.   The only 2 things I've had trouble with  
were when the
movers (it has been moved 5 or 6 times) more or less destroyed the  
music rack
(they paid to have it repaired but it came back a wierd green color),  
and some
earlier problems many years ago with the pedal assembly which  
required a lot
of adjustment to correct.   The only other thing is that when it is  
moved, the
curved back won't work well on a piano board.  Rippen provided a  
transport board with
brackets which screwed into the piano frame, and I still have the  
brackets, but
a 10' 2x12 is hard to store, so over the years it has gone away.   
Last time I
moved it I went out and got another board to put the brackets on.

In short, I think it is a neat piano and am happy with it.

Are the Rippens noted for problems?  Mine is the only one I've ever seen
so I have little experience with them other than this particular one.