More Bizarro Chick ( ering ) pics, 3

[Delwin D Fandrich]

| -----Original Message-----
| From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org 
| [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Conrad Hoffsommer
| Sent: June 11, 2005 7:32 PM
| To: ralp1938-ptg@yahoo.com; Pianotech
| Subject: Re: More Bizarro Chick ( ering ) pics, 3
| 
| At 19:40 6/11/2005, you wrote:
| >Hello List,
| >
| >I would like first hand information on just how well this action 
| >performs in real life!
| >
| >If someone has actually played on a Chickering using this 
| action, how 
| >did it play?
| >
| >Al
| >
| >Al Pebworth
| >Chesapeake, Virginia
| 
| 
| It actually plays quite well.
| 
| I've gotten the repetition speed for the 1889 one we have 
| here as fast as many instruments a century newer.
| The repetition spring tension is as easy as S&S to regulate, 
| and that threaded tack has verrrry little friction when 
| raising the hammer.
| 
| Conrad Hoffsommer
| You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be 
| misquoted, then used against you.
| 

What we've been looking at these past few days is the standard Brown action that
was used by Chickering for a number of decades. Given that Chickering was among
the brighter of the early piano builders I've always figured he must have had a
reason for continuing to use this action well after the Hertz-Erard action was
adopted by other builders. I've finally gotten my hands on one and look forward
to playing around with it some.

If I'm not mistaken Jack Wyatt has a model of this action and probably has
regulating tips and ideas as well.

Del