Genuine Steinway wippens

[Barbara Richmond]

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Aw heck.  Steinway only offers three different shanks.  Since nobody =
seemed to be at home in the tech services department, I talked to =
Shannon in parts.  I'll just try going with the current NY parts.  The =
best bit of this is, the customer just e-mailed me and said she wasn't =
sure she wanted to spend that extra money.......... :-) =20

Ah....life is great!

Barbara Richmond
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Barbara Richmond=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 1:42 PM
  Subject: Re: Genuine Steinway wippens


  Thanks Dale.

  So, I was ready to change to 17 mm shanks because these wippens =
currently on the piano (D from 1975) are Renner.  Now, if I change to NY =
"improved" wippens I'll have to test again for 16 or 16.5 mm shanks.  =
Not that I can't do that, of course, it's just going to take forever to =
get the right parts--unless I order sets of each size.  Is that what =
folks usually do?  Renner and others sure have the right idea in =
providing a parts kit!


  Barbara Richmond



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    From: Erwinspiano@aol.com=20
    To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
    Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 12:20 PM
    Subject: Re: Genuine Steinway wippens


    In a message dated 10/4/2004 7:25:57 AM Pacific Standard Time, =
piano57@flash.net writes   Hi Barbara
      I've used many sets of these wippens & they seem to fit all the =
older pianos quite well. They are lighter than the Renner type by 2 to 3 =
grams & they seem to be an exact copy of the old style wippen which I =
like. I'm not thrilled of late with the amount of traveling I've found =
necessary & on a most recent set , returned them with complaint to Kent =
webb. Overal though I like the parts. The Renner Usa part is now IMO a =
good part since they changed the angle of the jack to match that of the =
original. The Hamburg style is for use with 17mm parts. The N.Y. parts =
will work best with 16 & 16.5mm parts. JMO.

       Dale
      Hi folks,

      Argh.  Well, the customer has decided that the piano needs Genuine =
Steinway parts--positive proof that the marketing works.  :-)  I called =
Steinway Parts department, who doesn't sell samples, called and left a =
message with Tech Services to call me back, and will ask here, too.  I =
really prefer the Hamburg style (Renner) wippen.  But looking at the =
drawings of the "repetitions" (which don't include the heel) in the =
Technical Reference Guide (from 1992--is there a new one?),  The current =
NY ones look shorter compared to the Hamburg Style.  The question is, =
will or how much will the style of wippen affect things--like =
touchweight, or is it mostly the knuckle to center pin distance?   Is =
there more than one size regulating button?  I can't seem to find them =
in my *old* price list.

      Man, I'm ready to go on this project and I hate waiting =
around!!!!!

      Thanks.

      Barbara Richmond

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