<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span = style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I think the correct spread is 113 = mm.  On many of those Knabes the wippen rail is adjustable so you can move it in a = bit which should not only give you clearance for the jack but align the capstan = better.  BTW Tokiwa also makes a wippen that works on that piano, though I prefer = the Renner.  The let off button rail is also adjustable in and out to = better align with the jack tender.    </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span = style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p> <div> <p><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span = style='font-size:10.0pt; color:navy'>David Love<br> </span></font><font size=2 color=navy><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>davidlovepianos@comcast.net</span><= /font><font size=2 color=navy><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'> = </span></font></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original = Message-----<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span = style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b></span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span = style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Farrell</span></font><font size=2 = face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, August 09, = 2005 4:22 PM<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Knabe Action = Parts</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I starting to dig into an = action from an 1890s 6' 4" Knabe. Trying to choose replacement parts. = Original geometry is okay - could use a few tweaks. It seems Renner does not = carry an exact match for the original wippen. Their universal wip seems to work = best. However, the flange is shorter and causes the action spread to increase = from the original 112.5 to 115.5. However, I think I can just slide the wip = rail back a few millimeters to correct that.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Below is a picture of the = original at letoff. You can see that the jack has lots of clearance between the = knuckle and the felt at the back of the jack slot.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><img width=454 height=341 src="cid:image001.jpg@01C59D05.74DA2D60" align=baseline = border=0></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Below is a picture of the = action with new parts. Here you can see that the jack is touching the back felt and at the same time it is still touching the knuckle. But if the = whole wip moves back a few millimeters, seems to me all will be fine. I would = use a different wip heel to line up better with the capstan - it seems this = would work fine. The new parts seem to regulate out just = fine.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><img width=454 height=341 src="cid:image002.jpg@01C59D05.74DA2D60" align=baseline = border=0></span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Or is anyone aware of = better matching replacement parts? Thanks.</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Terry = Farrell</span></font></p> </div> </div> </body> </html>