<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0">In a message dated 11/11/2002 1:42:10 AM Pacific Standard Time, hufford1@airmail.net writes:<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0"> Hi Robin<BR>
The last time I looked into this no replacement wippens were available for these pianos so rebuilding them may be the only option. Thanks once again for the ever informative and interesting point of view. Are you still coming to CA.?<BR>
Dale Erwin</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0"><BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> I think Tokiwa makes a whippen which fits these pianos: I have<BR>
replaced hammers and shanks but always reconditioned the whippens.<BR>
Regards, Robin Hufford<BR>
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