Chickering 1/4 Grand Action Rebuild

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In a message dated 11/8/2002 12:55:40 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes:


> Subj:Chickering 1/4 Grand Action Rebuild 
> Date:11/8/2002 12:55:40 PM Pacific Standard Time
> From:<A HREF="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A>
> Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>
> To:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>
> Sent from the Internet 
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> I have a customer with a 1906 Chickering Quarter Grand. He left a message 
> saying he is ready to rebuild the action. I know these pianos have a lot of 
> odd-ball characteristics - brass flanges, wippens angled to rail, etc. Can 
> anyone state the very basic pitfalls of rebuilding these actions. I'm not 
> asking for a full treatise here, just the ABCs of why the old Chickering 
> actions are so troublesome. And, are part available, or does one need to 
> rebuild the old wips, etc. Thanks.
> 
> Terry Farrell
>   
> .         Wooden action brakets ,a pain to seperate from keys. Angled 
> shanks,hard to bore hamamers accurately. Brittle brass flanges wips and 
> shanks brass breaks ,good luck finding replacement parts. Funky wippen 
> design hard to regulate. Does there need to be more? Don't sound that Grand
?
            Dale Erwin
            

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