Tyler Smith/Chickering Upright

[Farrell]

Exactly. Unusual construction/design. I would only suggest doing a couple more standard pianos first so that you have some idea of what goes on in thar before you dig into such an odd duck. I have a Steinway and two Mason & Hamlin uprights that I will rebuild - but I will do at least one more standard upright first.

Recently I took apart (and I mean completely apart!) two uprights. A Starr and a Knabe. What a world of difference. The Starr was very simple and straight forward. The Knabe was quite a bit more complex with its full pin block flange and bottom flange in the plate. Even just tearing these old junkers apart was quite an education.

Good Luck!

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tyler Punky Smith" <macman@pathfinder.dnsalias.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 3:48 AM
Subject: Re: Tyler Smith/Chickering Upright


> >Tyler,
> >My advice is leave it alone. Or, at least refer it to someone with a lot of
> >experience. There are two pianos that are no-no's for beginners: Chickerings
> >and Steinways, (Uprights, that is). Discretion is the mark of valor.
> >Regards,
> >Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> 
> This is because of it's nonstandard construction, or some other reason?
> It certainly is an odd piano. Understanding is the path to 
> discretion. :-)
> 
> -Tyler