Counting Chicks

[David Vanderhoofven]

Hi Alan,

Check for angled brass flanges on the hammers and wippens.  It might be 
hard to find replacement parts.  And if the wooden action brackets are 
delaminating, you may have to end up replacing the action from scratch.

Good luck!
David

At 11:49 AM 5/27/2005, you wrote:

>I'm seeing a 1913 Chickering baby grand this afternoon. It is to be 
>auctioned this evening, with a reserve of $500 and I have a customer who 
>may be bidding.
>
>I'm assuming this is a so-called Quarter Grand with wooden brackets and a 
>split, beveled, weird pinblock that is heck to replace, but I haven't seen 
>the piano.
>
>The owner says it has this notation on it: "Scale 122".
>
>Any comments from old hands out there would be most appreciated.
>
>Thanks ...
>
>Alan Barnard
>Salem, Missouri
>