History Q back reply

[James Grebe]

Hi Barrie,
There was a write up in The Music Trades Magazine this year as I remember
about the whole thing.  I would copy and fax it to you but I do not save the
issues once I read them.  Perhaps someone else on the list saves them.
Sorry.
James Grebe
R.P.T. of the P.T.G
pianoman@inlink.com
Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups and Practical Piano Peripherals in
St. Louis, MO
-----Original Message-----
From: Barrie Heaton <Piano@forte.airtime.co.uk>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 7:50 AM
Subject: Re: History Q back


>In article <005101bdff4d$0b9ac920$278d87d1@default>, James Grebe
><pianoman@inlink.com> writes
>>The Chickering quarter grand was at 5'.  It had the pin block in 4
separate
>>pieces and was bolted into holes under the plate, not screwed.  The damper
>>wires screwed into the underlevers, not with set screws.  The cheek blocks
>>were almost non-existent.
>Hi James,
>
>Not the smallest one then - Challen made a 4' something Grand, well....
>a pretty box with string.
>
>I like the idea of a 50 foot bonfire, pity we do not do it more.  Mind
>you we just ship our PBWS and birdcages to the US under the pretext of
>antiques :-).
>
>BTW is there a book with the story of the bonfire in it.
>
>Thanks
>
>Barrie,
>
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