<div> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Paul - Looks like your whippen is missing the drop screw, and the lever on the bottom helps support the rep lever on repetition, thus  acting somewhat as a drop screw.  Just my best guess.  Never seen one before.   I assume the key has a corresponding second capstan?  Bob.</font><br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> -----Original Message-----<br> From: paulrevenkojones@aol.com<br> To: pianotech@ptg.org<br> Sent: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 7:22 pm<br> Subject: Can you figure out what this does?<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_17c61036-b43d-406a-b5e6-94f23c436e6e"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Below, and attached, is a picture of a whippen from a Chickering Bros (ugh) grand. It's the kind with a soft pedal mechanism that raises the hammer rest rail closer to the strings to reduce blow distance.<br> <br> Familiar to anyone?<br> <br> </font> <div class="envelope" style="float: none;" align="left"> <a style="display: block; width: 285px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" href="http://pictures.aol.com/ap/singleImage.do?pid=7370W1-Gle93mhu4bKy8IxrNRBqO-0xPKLGEv4xQp5Fd3Ig%3D"><img src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=7370W1-Gle93mhu4bKy8IxrNRBqO-0xPKLGEv4xQp5Fd3Ig=&size=m" id="AOLP999288" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 102, 204); margin: 5px; vertical-align: middle; display: block;" class="AOLInlineImage" title="" height="206" width="275"> <div style="text-align: right; margin-top: -6px; font-size: 11px;" class="AOLPicturesFullSizeLink">View full size</div> </a><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> <br> Paul<br> </font></div> <div><span><br> </span></div> <br> <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top: 10px;"> More new features than ever. Check out the new <a target="_blank" href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolcmp00050000000003">AOL Mail</a>!<br> </div> </div>