[pianotech] What is the Steinway term for 'whippen'

[Paul T Williams]

That's how I spell it anywho....Wippen. I get whipped enough at work: I 
don't need more Whippens! lol :>)

Paul




From:
"John R. Granholm" <jtuner at qwestoffice.net>
To:
pianotech at ptg.org
Date:
11/16/2010 01:10 PM
Subject:
Re: [pianotech] What is the Steinway term for 'whippen'



Who in our trade is charged with the task of determining the 
"correct" spelling? According to Bill Garlick, it was "Whippen" in 1975. I 
will stick with that.
    Is that a jack or a fly?  Repetition or Balancier? Wrestplank or 
pinblock? 

This is indeed an issue, especially when putting together the Journal.

We finally had to come up with a standard nomenclature list for Journal 
use.  We consulted Piano Parts and their Functions as an authority, but 
even it contradicts itself, so we came up independently with what we 
thought was best and most common usage, and what made sense to us.

For the Journal anyway, it's wippen, pinblock, etc. -- our nomenclature 
list is longer than you might think.  We have no desire to proclaim 
correctness, but feel it's important to be consistent with terminology, so 
you don't read about a wippen in one article and a whippen in the next 
one.

John Granholm RPT

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