[CAUT] Chickering quarter grand for next to nothing.

[Jon Page]

>You don't like the quarter grand then Jon ?

Around here, they have no resale value for the amount of work involved.
The tone is thin which limits the market too.

The brass wippen flanges come in two sizes. Schaff might have them.
Wally may still have the extra-narrow shanks/flanges and wippens.
You can't upgrade to modern flanges because the wippens are angled to the rail.
The shanks are angled to their rail too so mind the pitch on the hammers.

The wooden action brackets may need duplication or epoxy reinforcement.

The dampers, HAH, screw into the top flanges. The damper heads screw onto the
wire which helps to center them on the unisons. The damper is screwed 
in with the
head turned upside-down so as not to damage the felt. Flip over and seat
to ascertain proper underlever height.

The pin block is a nightmare with the blind machine bolts.
A trick for bolt hole location:
Once one section of the block has been fitted to the flange;
(oh yeah, the block has a bass and treble section) place some moistened,
wadded-up paper towel or cotton into the hole and lay the block in place.
Mark the moist spots for drilling the screw holes.
Install the block with the bolts (epoxied flanged recommended)
Fit the other section. Repeat screw indexing procedure.

I seem to recall a three-sectioned block one time on a larger piano.

Grin and bear it. I shutter just thinking about it.
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Regards,

Jon Page
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