piano actions

[pianotune05]

Hi Conrad,
Sorry if that was a stupid question but I'm told, save you actions parts. I 
was curious if actions were interchangable. like a Safari engine and Astro 
engine.
Marshall
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco at luther.edu>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: piano actions


> At 11:31 AM 3/10/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>>Hi everyone,
>>My neighbor  has an old upright that his daughter uses for practice but
>>needs quite a bit of work. He mentioned that some hammers were missing in
>>the trebble section.  I have a couple of old actions here in my garage 
>>from
>>old uprights that are not is as bad of shape.  Is it possible to take one
>>action out and replace it with another if they both were from old 
>>uprights?
>
>
> Marshall,
>
> To answer a question with a question or two.
>
> Can you put a 1949 Packard engine into a 1949 Henry J?
> Both are old cars, right?
>
> i.e. - Not very likely.
>
>
>
>
> Conrad Hoffsommer
>
> All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
>
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