[CAUT] Chickering quarter grand for next to nothing.

[Richard Brekne]

Delighted to hear from you again Greg.

I think its safe to say that the quality of your work is all in your 
hands, and if you do hot stuff... the instrument will respond with the 
best it has to offer.  Now there is the crutch... does the instrument 
have a sound you can sell ?  If not... do you want to try and get 
someone like Fandrich to help out with a redesign... Farrel can help you 
there.

Pinblock replacement on these is a real test of your woodworking 
abilities I understand.  I havent had to replace a block on 
Chickering... but the descriptions I hear sound interesting enough.  
Otherwise... nothing about them... including the brass flanges strikes 
me as anything to be daunted by. 

Its your call of course... but the name is well known and respected.  If 
it looks and sounds good when you are finished, you should be able to 
sell it alright.  Any new working skills you need to hone along the way 
are to my mind an investment in ones knowledge base... and therefor a 
good thing.

I'll send you private a couple posts I received that you may find 
interesting.

Cheers
RicB


    Ric,
        Thanks for the reply. I'd love to hear what others have to say
    about
    this beasty. I'll be doing literally everything to this one. Board,
    bridges, block, finish, action .... everything. Just wondering if I'm
    either pricing it wrong or if I should be steering clear.

    all the best,
    Greg