Chickering quarter grands

Larry Lobel hayforker@earthlink.net
Tue, 12 Mar 2002 07:55:09 -0800


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I restored one of these a couple of years ago, and recently went back to =
tune it.  I noticed the damper heads are all askew and have been =
thinking about how to fix this.  The damper wires are screw-threaded at =
both ends; that is, into the top flange on the bottom and into the head =
on top, so they're free to rotate and don't stay aligned to the strings. =
 I hesitate to do anything that would permanently lock them in place, =
like gluing them, which would make it difficult for the next rebuilder =
to deal with.  Anyone have any suggestions for this?

I agree these were nicely built pianos, but the tone on the one I =
restored is weak and antiquated, like pianos built in before 1860, =
especially in the high treble. =20

Larry Lobel
Virtuoso Piano Service
Petaluma, California 94952  USA

(707) 762-5800 or (707) 529-9676




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