[pianotech] Brambach Action - was Odd wippen

[Andrew Anderson]

Joe,
They have installed it in pianos and some people like it.  I sure  
would like to try one out to see how differently it would voice.

Another interesting thing is Mr. Burgett believes in near zero  
friction on the shank hammer flange joint.  He said the issue with  
loose pinning robbing tonal power on wooden actions was a wobbly  
hammer, something not an issue on that combination with WNG's  
proprietary felt prep process.  Very interesting stuff, very light.   
Should reduce leading a little.

Thinking about trying it out on my wife's C.G. whenever I ever get  
time...

Andrew Anderson


On Jan 26, 2010, at 10:54 AM, Joseph Garrett wrote:

> William,
> It may be possible to use the WNG stuff. However, you need to know  
> that the overall length of the wippen assembly is much shorter than  
> most "standard" wippens that are available available from any  
> source. So, it would appear that a need for new action brackets/ 
> rails and such would be required.
> One item in the WNG package that I would never use is their "Hammer  
> Shanks"!@! Their concept of a shank that has Zero Flex is not in  
> keeping with the way an action repeats, IMHO!! If you doubt that,  
> put a standard marimba mallet head on a piece of steel and see what  
> kind of tone it produces!!<G>
> Regards,
>
> Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)
> Captain, Tool Police
> Squares R I
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: William Truitt
> To: joegarrett at earthlink.net;pianotech at ptg.org
> Sent: 1/25/10 3:12:08 PM
> Subject: RE: [pianotech] Brambach Action - was Odd wippen
>
> I was thinking Brambach too.   I regulated one about a dozen or so  
> years ago.  Could this be a candidate for the WNG composite modular  
> whippens if need be?
>
> Will Truitt
>
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org]  
> On Behalf Of Joseph Garrett
> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 5:57 PM
> To: pianotech
> Subject: [pianotech] Brambach Action - was Odd wippen
>
> William said: "
> Don't really know. The action came out of a piano in an attempt to
> "make it work" again. A previous technician enjoyed "re-whatevering"
> the thing to death. The person managed to install a new pinblock
> without coving the front edge, so the fallboard can't open/close.
> Well, OK, it can, but you have to unscrew the cheek blocks and remove
> the fallboard to perform said action. I managed to remove enough
> material to get THAT working again. And yes, it appears the previous
> person really had fun hanging new hammers. Maybe he did it in situ.
> That would explain the glue globs on top of all the key end felts.
>
> There were no names/serial numbers anywhere on the piano that I could
> find. Nothing on the plate, soundboard, fallboard, action, etc.
> Here's a couple other photos of the action, too.
>
>
> Any other regulatory suggestions welcomed. Thanks for the help so  
> far...."
>
> William,
> Definately a Brambach! (It may have had a different name on the name  
> board, but was made by Brambach). Bolster the "knuckles" with key  
> bushing cloth, as the leather needs to be taunt and slightly  
> rounded. Align the jacks as I previously mentioned. The rest is  
> pretty much standard regulation practices. Approx. 3/8" dip was on  
> the original action. However, with the basic "can of worms" you are  
> dealing with, ....lotsaluck....whatever works will suffice. These  
> actions can be quite nice when they are set up correctly. As I said,  
> I own one. A 5'1" POS/PSO, that has it's own Anvil Case.<G> I have  
> rented it out for lots of Community type Concerts In The Park  
> thingees. Most pianists were pleasantly surprised at my little  
> PSO.<G> It's painted White, since the original case/furniture was  
> pretty trashed by the R&R Band that toted it all over the  
> country.<G> (Long Sto ry)
> Still has it's original plain wire scale and "painted gold  
> soundboard".<G> Bass strings were replaced, but didn't help much as  
> the backscale is real short. Good luck on the repairs, it is  
> possible to make it a viable piano.<G>
> Regards,
> Joe
>
>
> Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)
> Captain, Tool Police
> Squares R I
>
>

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