[pianotech] Re: Changed to Rippen/Lindner from Currier

[Phillip Ford]

Now that I see the description, I realize that I have seen one of these
pianos.  I didn't know it was Irish.  For some reason I thought it had an
American piano name - so much for my memory.  This is another case of some
interesting ideas poorly executed.  Any idea that allows leveling of the keys
without removing the keys and placing little pieces of paper under them
qualifies as an interesting idea in my book.

Phil F

On Sat, 7 Sep 2002 13:37:15 -0300 John Ross <jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca> wrote:

> The piano was called a Lindner, I think.
> The action and the keys and the keybed were the
> Mickey mouse part.
> The keys were completely plastic, the centre
> pin was a piece of spring
> steel inserted into the key, with a plastic
> piece on the other end
> that way friction fitted into an aluminium
> channel. The key levelling
> was accomplished with a plastic screw, that was
> screwed one way or the
> other.
> The action had a lot of aluminium. press cut
> parts just bent to shape,
> action tapes were a piece of string, attached
> with hot melt glue.
> It was a real almost toy like apparatus.
> I have never heard anyone comment on how they
> worked when new, before
> the person had a look inside.
> Rippen, was the name of the manufacturer, if
> I'm not mistaken.
> Regards,
> 
> John M. Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia.
> jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phillip Ford" 
> To: 
> Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 12:28 PM
> Subject: Re: Currier
> 
> 
> |
> |
> | On Fri, 6 Sep 2002 23:49:45 +0930 Tony Caught
>  wrote:
> |
> | > Hi Currier lot,
> | >
> | > The concept is there, the same as the
> concept
> | > of the piano built in Ireland
> | > (name ?) is there.
> |
> | > Tony Caught
> | > caute@optusnet.com.au
> |
> | I've heard mention of this Irish piano a
> couple of times now.  I
> don't know
> | anything about it.  Can someone provide more
> info or a reference to
> go find
> | some more info.
> |
> | Thanks,
> |
> | Phil F
> |
> |
> |
> |
> | Phillip Ford
> | Piano Service & Restoration
> | 1777 Yosemite Ave - 215
> | San Francisco, CA  94124
> |
> |
> 
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