Unusual action

[Jim Coleman, Sr.]

Dave:

You have experienced the Wood & Brooks 90 degree action. It was made to be
a lower profile action in order to avoid the drop action or the drop key
configuration for smaller consoles.. The hammers were a little heavy and 
that adversely affected
the tone. Regulation was rather simple and you could remove the action to
work on the dampers if necessary.

Jim Coleman, Sr.


On Wed, 21 Jan 1998, DGPEAKE wrote:

> Dear Friends and Collegues,
> 
> Yesterday I serviced a Everett Console made in 1948.  I have seen a lot of
> strange actions, but this one was definately somewhat backwards.  Or should I
> say, parts arranged in a different fashion.
> 
> The hammer tail did the checking, with the backchecks higher than usual to do
> the catching.  The jack was horizontal rather than vertical.  Capstans had a
> regulating screw.  It does not appear to be difficult to regulate (and it
> needs regulation).  The hardest adjustment was at the hammer spring.  Very
> difficult to get to, even with a hemostat.
> 
> My first observation is that it may be a Woods and Brooks action.  Any clues
> out there in cyberspace?
> 
> Dave Peake, RPT
> Portland, OR
>