James Turner wrote: > Too bad some piano company didn't pick-up on this [Hickman's] action and > install it in their pianos. What I've read suggests its simplicity presented a similar problem to the more complicated Staib-Abandschein, that retooling would have been substantial. This doesn't preclude it from happening, though - observe Ron Over's upcoming kit, for instance. What's the Hickman like? I can't wait to see a diagram. Did S-A offer a grand action also? There was mention here a few months ago of an action, I think from a brand that included their upright design. Clark
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