Kranich and Bach Action pictures

[Larry J Hofer]

Does this piano have  a  hammer rail lift for the soft pedal instead of
shifting the key frame? If it does see if the whippen rail rotates to
keep the alinement when the hammer rail is in the up position. Could be
that the whippen rail is in
 the " lift position" when the hammer rail is in the "down position". All
the Kranich and Bachs that I have seen are as you describe this one.
Sweet tone, beautiful cases, strange actions.
Larry Hofer 
Hofer Piano Works
Corona CA

On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:56:03 -0600 "Alan Barnard"
<pianotuner at embarqmail.com> writes:
Whips certainly have short feet. I'm wondering how it all got so
misaligned; has a rail been shimmed or lost it's original shims or
something?

Change the whippens if you want but salvage the capstans, they are so
much better than the hollow, folded metal ones so often seen (the ones
where one of the "wings" collapses or breaks off while being adjusted).

Alan Barnard
Salem, MO




Original message
From: "Dean May"  
To: "Pianotech List"  
Received: 11/27/2007 6:14:11 PM
Subject: Kranich and Bach Action pictures


A local used piano dealer just got in this Kranich and Bach circa 1885.
Even with dead strings it has a very nice tone, plus a gorgeous cabinet
with ornate legs. It’s about a six footer. The biggest problem is the
action needs a lot of help. As you can see from the picture the capstans
nearly miss the whippen heel. 
 
I’ve never done an action geometry redesign but this may be a good
candidate for me to learn on. If I am going to relocate the capstans
might as well try to make as much right as I can. I’m thinking it might
be better to try to use a more modern whippen. 
 
Any comments or help appreciated as always.
 
Dean 
Dean May             cell 812.239.3359 
PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 
Terre Haute IN  47802
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