1939 Steinway wippens

[Cal Munson]

I am going to be replacing the  hammers and shanks on a 1939 Steinway  
'S' and possibly the  wippens too.  All parts are original.     
Vertigris is quite evident  in the hammer flanges  and they are very  
stiff.   The wippens appear much less affected though I did not have  
the time to do a thorough inspection.  I assume that these  will  
eventually develop a vertigris problem as well and am looking for  
some confirmation that I can pass along to my customer.

Thanks for your responses to my previous post on hammer bore  
distance.  Though the hammers in question have been on the shelf now  
for 3 years ,  Alice at Renner could not have been more attentive and  
willing to do what she could to help out .


Cal Munson