Thanks everyone for the various replies. So Paul, do you use steinway wippens, or maybe also the abel wippens as well as the naturals? Terry Peterson Accurate Piano Service UniGeezer.com "Over 50, and not "2" Tired!" To: pianotech at ptg.org From: pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 07:38:05 -0500 Subject: Re: [pianotech] Tokiwa, renner, steinway? Hi Terry, I've used the Abel Naturals on several Steinways here. A '28 M, a '32 L, a '78 B, and currently finishing up one of our concert D's. I love 'em. They'e very easy to work with. I can get lots of power and sustain and also a real good ppp as well. There is virtually no cupping on the tops. I gone through Wally Brooks and have him bore and taper them for me (mainly to save time) and he does a great job. We also had Wally come out for an all day seminar where he taught his methods to work with them. An excellent class if you get the chance to take it. I've never used Tokiwa anything, so I'm no help on that! Go for it! Paul pianolover 88 <pianolover88 at hotmail.com> Sent by: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org 05/19/2009 04:31 PM Please respond to pianotech at ptg.org To <pianotech at ptg.org> cc Subject [pianotech] Tokiwa, renner, steinway? Was wondering who has replaced Steinway wippens with Tokiwa Steinway-style wippens? For those who have, I'd like to hear your review from a quality, and especially fit standpoint. This would be for a 1961 L. I know many prefer renner everything, but I just really wanted to get opinions of the Tokiwa steinway-style wippens. I'm told that the renner has THREE different size options for the SAME model & year, in order to get the most perfect fit. Is this true? Also, if anyone has used Abel "natural felt" hammers on a Steinway, i'd love to get opinions on those as well. I hear that they need less voicing and no pre-filing compared to other brands. Thanks! Terry Peterson Accurate Piano Service UniGeezer.com "Over 50, and not "2" Tired!" Hotmail® goes with you. Get it on your BlackBerry or iPhone. _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail® has ever-growing storage! Don’t worry about storage limits. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Storage?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_Storage1_052009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090520/04d35df6/attachment.htm>
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