<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I remember other oddities by Rippen besides the reversed threaded tuning pins. There was upside down crown in the soundboard. . . Alternating string zigzag across the bridge . . . plastic soundboard . . . and a few other that I don't remember anymore.<div><br></div><div>I still have a customer who owns a giraffe style Rippen upright with a regular board. It's doing well.<br><div>
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<br><div><div>On Dec 1, 2011, at 5:42 AM, John Ross wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I think Barrie meant Lindner.<div>They had some great ideas, but accomplished them in a 'mickey mouse' manner. (With apologies to Mickey Mouse)</div><div>I still remember the action parts, punched out from aluminum, and with a few bends you had it. Action tapes were a piece of string attached with a dab of hot glue.</div><div>The keys were held in place with a piece of spring steel, like feeler gauge material, once they broke, forget it.</div><div>If you are called to work on one, run.</div><div><br></div><div><div><div><a href="http://www.pianotuner.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=42:lindner-pianos&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=79">http://www.pianotuner.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=42:lindner-pianos&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=79</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>John Ross</div><div>Windsor, Nova Scotia</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>On 01-12-2011, at 8:40 AM, Barrie Heaton wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><br>In message <<a href="mailto:106E1776-62AA-4A8A-9DE9-E3A11AB9CADF@comcast.net">106E1776-62AA-4A8A-9DE9-E3A11AB9CADF@comcast.net</a>>, <a href="mailto:richarducci@comcast.net">richarducci@comcast.net</a> writes<br><blockquote type="cite">How is this supposed to be easier?<br></blockquote><br>Lindna piano had the same system they also had screws at the front so you could do the dip. The idea of the adjuster at the back is to leavel the keys However, the Lindna piano had keys springs on the balance so you could not use washers.<br><br>Other interesting ideas they had was the revise tuning pin, as you tuned the pin clockwise the pin came out, this made string fast as you set the pin down to the plate, that pushed the coils up to the becket and as you pulled the piano up to pitch the gap was formed between the coils and the plate.<br><br>Barrie<br><br>-- <br>Barrie Heaton <a href="http://www.a440.co.uk/">http://www.a440.co.uk/</a><br>AcryliKey Ivory Repair System UK © <a href="http://www.acrylikey.co.uk/">http://www.acrylikey.co.uk/</a><br>Piano Castors <a href="http://www.piano-safety-castors.co.uk/">http://www.piano-safety-castors.co.uk/</a><br><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>