Hi Joe, I guess you haven't played a piano with the WNG action parts. They actually sound, play better and the pianist has more control that the wooden action parts. Anyway, I wanted to share some pictures from Randy Mangus that rebuilt a Chickering with our parts with some creativity. We didn't have the correct Rep. flange then but will soon in our stock. Mark _____ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Joseph Garrett Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 1:21 PM To: J Patrick Draine; pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Chickering Grand Hammer Flanges? Patrick, Not no, H%$# NO!<G> First of all, I've redesigned many actions for Chickerings Using Pratt Read and Renner parts. There are ways of putting a new action in a piano. Plastic, IMSO, is not it. It's too stiff and clunky for my likes. But, thanks for the suggestion.<G> I have all of the W.N.& G. action parts kit. I've done the numbers, etc.Just didn't add up for this olde duffer.<G> My point to this exercise is to see if I can save the customer some big bucks and have the piano play as it was originally designed. (which I consider to be correct for the instrument, as this is a pre-Aeolian thang.<G>) Regards, Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: J Patrick Draine <mailto:jpdraine at gmail.com> To: joegarrett at earthlink.net;pianotech at ptg.org Sent: 7/26/2011 8:44:30 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Chickering Grand Hammer Flanges? Joe, I don't have answers to your annealing question but you might consider calling Jude Reveley for information on how he redesigned a couple Chickering actions: WN&G action rail, WN&G action parts, back action, and a new and redesigned keyboard. Probably more than you were planning on, but perhaps worth considering. If it's the same model Jude has done all the design work on maybe you could work out a deal . . . 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