Now why couldn't you have asked this question, yesterday. I tuned a Gerhard Heintzman this morning, that had this compensator. I run into them, now and again. But since I do very little tuning in the Summer, (by choice), it will probably be Fall, before I run into one again. John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Calin Tantareanu" <calin.tantareanu@gmx.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 3:02 PM Subject: lost motion compensator pictures? > Hello! > > I understand that some American pianos used to have actions with a lost > motion compensator for the "soft" pedal. Apparently this was a feature of > Wessel, nickel & Gross actions. > Does anybody have a drawing or picture of this device? > > Thanks! > > Calin Tantareanu > ---------------------------------------------------- > http://calintantareanu.tripod.com > ---------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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