1884 Chickering "Brown" action regulation advice, please

[James Grebe]

Hi Gordon,
Early in my career I restrung, repinned, shimmed & refinished soundboard, 
did refurbishing on the action, etc.  This was for an elderly lady who owned 
the piano life long.  Soon as I completed it she gave it to her grand 
daughter who was a performance player.  I did not rebuild it for that 
purpose.  She got rid of a near new Baldwin grand  to take the Chickering. 
A few years later she was sorry she rebuilt the Chickering and gave it to 
the grand daughter.  .  It made me look bad and I regretted going along with 
rebuilding the Chickering for an elderly grandmother.  You never know what 
purpose the piano will wind up in AFTER you rebuild it.
Jim
James Grebe
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 5:39 PM
Subject: 1884 Chickering "Brown" action regulation advice, please


> Dear list,
>    I am about to attempt making an 1884, 6'5"
> Chickering ( donated ) "good enough" for an atrium,
> for not much cost. As all they want is
> " background music "  anyway, I am mostly interested
> in getting the ( "Brown"? ) action smooth and fully
> functional, and voicing the hammers down to a uniform,
> mellow tone.
>
>     A) Can anyone here advise me on the action, or
> should I just "figger it out".
>     B) The hammers are in pretty good shape, but  a
> tad "thunky".
>     Can you suggest a preferable method of
> "rejuvenating" them ?????
>
>     Your advice is most gratefully requested.
>
>     Peace,
>     G
>
>
>
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