[pianotech] interesting drop action design

paul bruesch paul at bruesch.net
Sat Jun 26 21:12:20 MDT 2010


I've seen it on a 1940 George Steck spinet. And guess what. She wanted new
key covers. Yah, it's a real pain in the south end. Other than that, it's
sweet.

Paul Bruesch
Stillwater, MN

On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 8:14 PM, Tom Driscoll <tomtuner at verizon.net> wrote:

>  List,
>
>   I've seen a few of these over the years. This from a 1940 Marshall and
> Wendell spinet.
>  The action (not shown) is a conventional console type  action . The
> whippen cushions sit on these "lifters?" .
>  Easy in and out of the action, but key removal requires removal of each
> dowel . Aside from that issue (which would be a real pain if you needed to
> remove the keys) this is a pretty nice design.
>
> Jack -- Do you know the maker ?   I'm guessing Thayer but I don't know why.
>
>
> Tom --longing to lose money on the slots but stuck at home -- Driscoll
>
>
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