Unusual Wippen Photo

[Richard Brekne]

Joseph Garrett wrote:
> Just perused the Archives for this photo. Yikes! That's one weird thingee! I
> suspect Jack Wyatt might know. Never seen one like that before. Refresh my
> failing memory, what is the make of this piano and approximate age?
> Best Regards,
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> Captain, Tool Police
> Squares Are I
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I've seen a few of these, and recently did a hammer change and action 
balance job on one. Responded very well to having hammers put on a 
smooth strikeweight curve together with appropriate frontweight levels.

I always kind of liked the idea of physically coupling the key to the 
whippen.

Cheers
RicB