Chickering Grand

[Hank Lea]

Thanks Albert,
    I appreciate the info. I thought these piano's might have the 
typical Chickering "be different" design. Your info will help a lot!  Hank

Albert Lord wrote:
> Hank,
> The Quarter grands I've seen have three or so sections of pinblock 
> machine screwed
> to the underside of the plate.  I have not seen any brass flanges on a 
> grand like there
> are on some old Chickering uprights.
>
> Albert.
>
>
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> On 2/14/07, *Hank Lea* <colopiano at gmail.com 
> <mailto:colopiano at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>
>     Dear fellow tech's,
>        I am biding a rebuilding job on a 1906 Chickering quarter grand
>     from
>     out of state. My question is to all, does this model have the brass
>     whippen flanges and the brass hammer shank flanges?  Also, does this
>     model have a sectioned pinblock?  Since I can't look at the piano, I
>     thought maybe someone might have some info on this model. If there is
>     anything else that might be unusual about this model, please speak
>     up. I
>     have worked on these before, but it's been a long time. Thanks!
>
>     Hank
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