<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = name="country-region"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> Michael,<o:p></o:p></p= > <o:p> </o:p> The Lindner piano was owned by = Rippen, that is why they were built the same. There is a Tuner in <st1:City = w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Holland</st1:place></st1:City> who bought all the parts = from the Rippen factory. He should have all the info about the Rippen = Coy.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Cheers<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Kerry Cooper<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p>= Kerry Cooper <o:p></o:p> Australasian Registered Piano = Technician (ARPT)<o:p></o:p> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Brisbane</st1:place></st1:City> Piano Centre<o:p></o:p> (07)3809-0652<o:p></o:p> 0412-033-379<o:p></o:p> brispiano@optushome.com.au</f= ont><o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From:</spa= n> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Michael Gamble Sent: Sunday, 25 = September 2005 9:52 PM To: 'Pierre Gevaert'; = 'Pianotech' Subject: RE: = Rippens<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Pierre</st1:City></st1:place>, Hello! – are you sure it’s a Rippen and = not a Lindner (made in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City = w:st="on">Shannon</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Ireland</st1:country-region></st1:place>, I think) Their = little uprights had the facility of dropping the keyboard. First you had to = remove the pedal rods. The frame was welded tubular steel and there was a lot of = cut aluminium action parts. The keys were hollow plastic with clock-spring = return balance “pins”.<o:p></o:p> Regards<o:p></o:p= > Michael = G.(<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place = w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>)<o:p></o:p>= <o:p> </o:p>= <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From:</spa= n> Pierre Gevaert [mailto:pierre.gevaert@belgacom.net] Sent: 25 September 2005 = 06:58 To: Pianotech Subject: Re: = Rippens<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Hi = Richard,<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> I've got a piano = like you describe below. <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> The keybed is = also mounted on hinges so it is possible to fold it down. With the keybed = folded , it is only about 20 cm large. (the frame and the soundboard together = measure only about 6 cm!!) It is also verry light and thus = transportable.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> The sound is not = bad at all for such a strange and small = instrument.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> I'll probably = sell it to a museum because like you said, the pinblock and all other parts are = visible. The case can just be slide of and on the frame within a = minute.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> I'll send a few = pictures tomorrow.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Pierre = Gevaert<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region = w:st="on">Belgium</st1:country-region><= /st1:place><o:p></o:p> </div> <div> ----- Original Message ----- = <o:p></o:p> <div> From: "Ric Brekne" = <<a href="mailto:ricbrek@broadpark.no">ricbrek@broadpark.no<= /font></a>><o:p></o:p> </div> <div> To: "pianotech" = <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</fo= nt></a>><o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 12:59 = AM<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Subject: Rippens<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> > Which reminds me.... > > I ran into the strangest one of these I've ever seen a couple weeks = > back.  Small thing.  Rippens didnt use a cast iron plate = as many of you > know. They screwed together pieces of steel to make a harp. This = one was > no exception. What was strange was that there was no back to the = piano. > None at all. No back beams, no back framework or posts... just the = > <<soundboard>> with two skimpy pinblocks glued onto to it.  At least > thats what it looked like.  All you could see on from the back = side was > a panel with a bass pinblock and a treble one... seperate = blocks.  > Screws held the things in place from the front side of the <<plate>>. > > Actually.. it was one of the better sounding Rippens I've run into = over > the years. > > Cheers > RicB > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: <a href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">http://www.ptg.org/mailman/l= istinfo/pianotech</a> > <o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>