The brass hammer flange holds up well. It is the whippen flange which breaks. I have a Quarter Grand in my shop now and the small whippen flanges are available from American. I'm not sure where you could procure the larger whippen flanges. The guy who devised the "two flanges" should be dug up and shot. Jon Page ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At 06:46 PM 1/26/98 -0400, you wrote: >Just had a phone call from a dealer nearby who had a question about an "old" Chickering grand that he is considering >He describes the thing as 6'4" with a wide tail. The one thing he did notice is that it has the original pinblock in at least > >Any thoughts?>Paul E. Dempsey >Piano Tuner/Technician
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