Hi Dan, I can be very short about Rippen: They don't exsist anymore. So I believe it will be much easier for you to use generic bracket than trying to get the original part. Regards, Michiel van Loon Meppel The Netherlands. -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: CAPSTANDAN@AOL.COM <CAPSTANDAN@AOL.COM> Aan: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Datum: zaterdag 19 december 1998 8:42 Onderwerp: Rippen piano parts >Hi there. >I've recently come across a "Rippen" upright approx. 20 years old with 2 >broken pedal brackets. They are made out of plastic, which simply cracked and >make >the short part has a hole to accommodate for the pedal pin). I can't find the >"Rippen" people in order to get those brackets. Does anyone out there know >where I could find the manufacturer? I do know the piano was manufactured in >Holland. >Thanx in advance for any info. you can contribute. > sustain pedal useless. The brackets are similar to the ones Baldwin made >during those years ( an L shape with the long part screwed to the bottom board >& the short part has a hole to accommodate for the pedal pin). I can't find >the "Rippen" people in order to get those brackets. Does anyone out there >know where I could find the manufacturer? I do know the piano was >manufactured in Holland. >I am also aware of the possibility of using a "generic" metal bracket mounted >on a "custom" built wooden base to reach the desirable hight, but it would be >much easier and quicker to just get the original part. >Thanx in advance for any info. you can contribute. > >Dan Amihud RPT >
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