<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>   <STRONG><EM>Hi all</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  As a public service announcement  I'm Reporting back on the Steinway  Hamburg copy Tokiwa wippens. </EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  As you may know I tend to support the folks in our industry with my comments of support when they deserve it & the Tokiwa guys are working hard to give us parts we can use. Yes, they had  earned bad rap over the funky pinning issues in the past but I am confident this is all in the past ,since they now employ the Yamaha Method of materials & techniques. Including the Main Yamaha pinning guru.  Cool huh?</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>   I'm kind hard to please but this new wippen is a fine piece of engineering.  The pinning is very even & nice.  I installed these on a Steinway B currently in for an action. Traveling was minimal &  unlike some recents sets of German wippens, the regulating screws were nice & tight. </EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>   This is an exact copy of the Renner wippen the N.Y. Steinway factory sells,  Only for less money.  </EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><EM> <STRONG> </STRONG></EM><U><STRONG>It has a butterfly spring, & easy to adjust</STRONG></U></FONT><EM><FONT size=3>.</FONT> <STRONG>Nice Aye?  I'm not a fan of the screw type rep-spring adjuster device.  It's a pain to adjust initially.</STRONG></EM></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>     IThe new part has one piece body & can come with or without angled wippen heel.</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM> Although built for a 17 mm Knuckle & shank it would be no problem to use it with a 16 mm Or 16.5 mm. Nicely Machined & each one numbered on rep lever.  IAs  hold these side by side with the German wippen...... other then the Number they are indistinguishable from the German part.</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  Enjoy</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>   Dale Erwin</EM></STRONG> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face="Book Antiqua" size=2 FAMILY="SERIF" PTSIZE="10"><STRONG><EM>D</EM></STRONG>ale Erwin--Piano Restorations<BR>4721 Parker rd<BR>Modesto, Ca. 95357<BR>Shop 209-577-8397<BR>cell 209-985-0990<BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Abadi MT Condensed" color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Web site <A href="http://www.erwinspiano.com/">http://www.Erwinspiano.com</A> </FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Book Antiqua" color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SERIF" PTSIZE="10"><BR>Restoration & Sales of<BR>Steinway & Sons & other fine pianos.<BR>" Soundboards by Design"<BR></FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>