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<DIV>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</DIV>
<DIV> 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.</DIV>
<DIV>Larry Hofer </DIV>
<DIV>Hofer Piano Works</DIV>
<DIV>Corona CA</DIV>
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<DIV>On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:56:03 -0600 "Alan Barnard" <<A
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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?<BR><BR>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).<BR><BR>Alan Barnard<BR>Salem, MO<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></P>
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Original message<BR>From: "Dean May"
<DEANMAY@PIANOREBUILDERS.COM> </DEANMAY@PIANOREBUILDERS.COM><BR>To:
"Pianotech List" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG> </PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received:
11/27/2007 6:14:11 PM<BR>Subject: Kranich and Bach Action pictures<BR><BR>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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.
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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.
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