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color=#0000ff size=2>This is a grand, and I have been following the thread over
the weekend with great interest (as you could imagine). As Joe Garrett suggests,
there are many anomalies with this design, and the knuckle he describes is
exactly as it is in this piano. As you probably already know, the whippens use a
spoon going through the jack that I think is the drop adjustment. The jack has a
horizontal spring. Any suggestions on adjusting this?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Chris Thomas</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Joseph
Garrett<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 06, 2006 8:44 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Question from a rank
amatuer<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>".... has been restoring a 1910 Brambach piano."</DIV>
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<DIV>Is this a Grand or an Upright??? Need
to know! If it's a grand, there are some
anomolies with the Brambach, that I can
answer, as I own one, that is a "loner
piano", that MUST be up to snuff. Keeping it that
way does present challenges, even for me.<G></DIV>
<DIV>Keep in mind that Brambach pianos, in general, were
inexpensive pianos, made to "fly out the
door"!<G> Some of the engineering and
materials were truly suspect, IMO. They can be decent,
however.</DIV>
<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
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<DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)</DIV>
<DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV>
<DIV>Squares R I</DIV>
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