<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3059" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I service an old Chickering quarter grand with brass flanges.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just curious, how does one do a soundboard evaluation from long distance? Or are you assuming (and logically I might add) that the original board is shot?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>The Quarter grands I've seen have three or so sections of pinblock machine screwed<BR>to the underside of the plate.  I have not seen any brass flanges on a grand like there<BR>are on some old Chickering uprights. <BR><BR>Albert.<BR><BR><BR><BR> <DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 2/14/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>Hank Lea</B> <<A href="mailto:colopiano@gmail.com">colopiano@gmail.com</A>> wrote:</SPAN> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"><BR>Dear fellow tech's,<BR>   I am biding a rebuilding job on a 1906 Chickering quarter grand from<BR>out of state. My question is to all, does this model have the brass<BR>whippen flanges and the brass hammer shank flanges?  Also, does this <BR>model have a sectioned pinblock?  Since I can't look at the piano, I<BR>thought maybe someone might have some info on this model. If there is<BR>anything else that might be unusual about this model, please speak up. I <BR>have worked on these before, but it's been a long time. Thanks!<BR><BR>Hank<BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>