Chickering Brass Flanges

[harvey]

Michael/CAUT,

Until I saw your .JPG's, I thought you'd started on the egg nog too
early... the part about planning to "rebush the brass". In my mind, I was
apparently thinking of the brass rail type flanges. At a dealership where I
once worked, we were overloaded with 'Chicks' of various vintages and
configurations. In spite of that, I don't recall seeing this particular
setup. Either that or I'm selectively forgetting.

Regardless, it provides more support to my theory that the entire
Chickering family indulged too early and too often in the egg nog. Before I
get royally flamed for this sentiment, it's not that none of their ideas
were without merit. Quite the contrary. Rather, I wished they had thought
of the down-stream effects of their ideas -just- long enough to make two
pianos alike (he says with tongue firmly in cheek).

Now that I think of it, perhaps it wasn't such a bad idea to build/market
"perpetual" prototypes. It's certainly better than sticking to the -wrong-
ways for perpetuity.

Happy New Year/Millennium to all!

Jim Harvey, RPT
... who isn't/won't be doing any nog as this is written.


At 06:31 PM 12/31/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>I have a 1895 Chickering grand which was just purchased by a private
>customer. I wants to replace the hammers and shanks using the existing
>setup. I am looking for a supplier of the brass flanges as well as what
>would now be considered custom shanks.  See the pictures at the link
>below.  
>
>I only need 5 or 6 flanges.  We plan to rebush the brass.  We will need
>shanks. 
>
>You help would be appreciated.  Please respond to the email address in
>my signature.  Thanks.