Challen Grand Information

[Ted Simmons]

I sent a reply to your message and it was rejected.  I have no idea why.

Anyhow ---  nothing unusual about the jack spring.  A cord goes through a
hole in the upper part of the jack and connects to a vertical spring with a
hook in the top.  Pretty standard I would say.  Thanks for your reply.

Ted

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>From: Robert Goodale <rrg@nevada.edu>
>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>Subject: Re: Challen Grand Information
>Date: Wed, Apr 12, 2000, 12:35PM
>

> Does this action have a unique type of jack spring?  I worked on something
that
> sounds similar several years ago.  The spring was a pull coil type connected
to
> a separate rail.  Very weird.  I just faked it as best as I could because it
> was in pretty awful shape.  I wish I had taken some pictures.  I had never
seen
> anything like it, nor since.
>
> Rob Goodale, RPT
> Las Vegas, NV
>
> Ted Simmons wrote:
>
>> List:
>>
>> Can anyone tell me anything about a Challen 49" grand, S/N 82740?  The
>> action is primitive, having only a jack with it's associated let-off button.
>> There's no repetition lever at all.  I've made the action regulation
>> adjustments as I would do on an upright, figuring the hammer rail is a rest
>> rail and not a rebound rail.  The piano is in pretty good condition, no rust
>> on the strings, and only about 6 cents flat.
>>
>> How old is this piano and are there any special regulation specs that I
>> should be aware of?
>>
>> Ted Simmons
>> Merritt Island, FL
>
>