1867 steinway concert grand with crow's feet

[Avery]

Daniel,

My first question is what is a "crow's feet action"?

Avery Todd

At 02:07 AM 4/11/2006, you wrote:
>i have a customer with an 1867 steinway concert grand with a crow's 
>feet action. i saw the piano for the first time a couple of weeks 
>ago after she called me to have it tuned. it's not 100% tunable in 
>it's present condition. most of the notes play well enough (i don't 
>see any evidence of verdigris) but there are three or four disfunctional kids.
>two of the whippens have been upgraded to modern and seem to work as 
>they should. the action brackets are made of wood.
>i guess my question is whether or not this piano should be or could 
>be rebuilt. everything is in farily decent shape considering the age 
>of the thing. i realize it's hard to tell without seeing it, so I 
>WILL TAKE SOME PICS TOMORROW TO POST.
>any thoughts until then?
>
>thanks
>
>daniel carlton
>
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