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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I starting to dig into an action from =
an 1890s 6'
4" Knabe. Trying to choose replacement parts. Original geometry is okay =
- could
use a few tweaks. It seems Renner does not carry an exact match for the =
original
wippen. Their universal wip seems to work best. However, the flange is =
shorter
and causes the action spread to increase from the original 112.5 to =
115.5.
However, I think I can just slide the wip rail back a few millimeters to =
correct
that.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Below is a picture of the original at =
letoff. You
can see that the jack has lots of clearance between the knuckle and the =
felt at
the back of the jack slot.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Below is a picture of the action with =
new parts.
Here you can see that the jack is touching the back felt and at the =
same
time it is still touching the knuckle. But if the whole wip moves back a =
few
millimeters, seems to me all will be fine. I would use a different wip =
heel to
line up better with the capstan - it seems this would work fine. The new =
parts
seem to regulate out just fine.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Or is anyone aware of better matching =
replacement
parts? Thanks.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry =
Farrell</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>