[CAUT] Chickering quarter grand for next to nothing.

[Greg Newell]

Ric,
    Slight misunderstanding in that this is a contract job (if I get 
it). I will not be able to sell it when done as it is already owned. I'm 
inclined to do it simply for the challenge much like the hoisting job I 
wrote about a few weeks ago. Popular opinion seems to say stay away and 
somehow that simply makes me more determined to go ahead with it. Fools 
go ......

all the best,
Greg Newell

P.S. Thanks much for forwarding Jim Ellis' comments. Very interesting! I 
to have 3 Chickerings but none as glorious as Jim's.

Richard Brekne wrote:
> 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
>
>
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