Well i'm going to visit a friend of mines Broadwood Grand....its about 7' 4 or so...a boudoir grand he calls it.... everything is intact...it plays OK... case if beautiful....hammers need voicing....i'm don't know what to do with those 0 very round hammers... that seem to have round layers of felt every 1/8" layered....anybody with experience want to give me some pointers....action is all original and may be very brittle....i think the date is 1859 ??? Rich A. >>> Thomas D. Seay <t.seay@mail.utexas.edu> 03/18/96 04:09pm >>> >In a message dated 96-03-18 00:04:25 EST, you write: > >>Does anyone know the full history on this action? The supply catalogs still >>have a few parts listed and they mention Wood & Brooks. >> >> > >Sy, > >You might try contacting Jack Wyatt over in Texas. He has done a lot of >research on different types of action designs and might have some info. > >Good luck, > >Allan > > Hy Sy, Jack's address is: 1801 Stratford Garland, TX 75041 (214) 278-9312 Jack is a very knowledgeable person when it comes to piano actions, and vertical actions in particular. He also LOVES to tell you all about them. BTW, he is our SCRVP. Good luck. Tom Seay t.seay@mail.utexas.edu The University of Texas at Austin
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