unusual wippens (Ludwig grand)

[David Ilvedson]

Jeez Tom, a photo and we don't have to guess...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Tom Sivak" <tvaktvak at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 2/6/2008 5:14:36 AM
Subject: Re: unusual wippens (Ludwig grand)


>No, that's not it, actually.  On the Ludwig I saw had
>a hammer rest rail instead of a pad on top of the
>wippen.    The most shocking feature was this huge
>hammer return spring, mounted on top of the wippen,
>which pulled the hammer back into place.  The hammer
>shank also had a wooden post, about an inch long, with
>a silk loop at the end, into which the huge hammer
>return spring was inserted.

>Close, but no cigar.

>Tom Sivak

>--- John Delacour <JD at Pianomaker.co.uk> wrote:

>> At 13:02 -0800 5/2/08, Tom Sivak wrote:
>> 
>> >Holy cow.  I have never seen an action like this
>> >before...
>> 
>> You've got a lot of living to do!
>> 
>> Was it something like this?  If so it is just one of
>> the less happy 
>> developments of the English action.  It works but it
>> is 
>> mis-conceived.  There are far better designs
>> developed from the basic 
>> English action, some of which perform better and
>> repeat faster than 
>> the Erard-Herz action.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> JD
>>