Sealed pianos

[S. Brady]

On Mon, 10 Mar 1997 SGrossner@aol.com wrote:

>       Dear Mr. Moody: I am trying to remember the name of one drop action
> spinet I reconditioned once. It had iron drop lifters screwed to the back of
> the keys that dropped down below the whippen and picked it up there. Of
> course, there were no capstans or equivalent anywhere. Was it a Werner?
> Cannot remember. Here in Chicago we have a few good quality beautiful
> uprights that no-one will pay to restore.

	I think Weaver was the name. The drop lifters were called rocker
arms, and the lost motion could be adjusted by looseing and tightening
screws on them, if I remember right.



Steve Brady, RPT
University of Washington
Seattle, WA