<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue id="role_body" bottomMargin=7 leftmargin=7 topmargin=7 rightMargin=7> <div class=Section1> Jack! My old buddy! --- I thought you’d be out playing golf and spending all that money you have.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> You are quite right, my Chickering is a Scale 121, and it is cast in the tuning pin area of the plate. The length is 5’ 7” (+or -), is that about right?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Jack, my NJ days in PTG are my earliest and fondest, and perhaps the most memorable to me. I joined as a student member in ’73, advanced to apprentice and passed my craftsman rating in ’75. I recall with continuing appreciation John Holder (learned many things in his shop), Bud Willis (one of the officiates at my first – and failed – attempts to upgrade), and, of course, the late Charlie Huether (who nominated me for president and remained as treasurer).  Amazing days for me. The values of hard work, good work, group social interaction and business ethics practiced by these men became a pattern for my life in PTG.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I must say, it is a little scary that extant publications from that “long lost era” have been uncovered by your investigative genius! Man! Don’t look too hard. Your research, whatever that is, indicates correctly – we did have a great chapter.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Nice to hear from you.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Nick Gravagne, RPT<o:p></o:p> Piano Technicians Guild<o:p></o:p> Member Society Manufacturing Engineers<o:p></o:p> Voice Mail 928-476-4143<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of JWyatt1492@aol.com Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 8:53 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: Chickering Quarter Grand Pinblock<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Hello Nick and All,<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>   <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>     Since there are more than one model of the <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Chickering   " Quarter Grand " it might be useful<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> to future  technicians to identify  the one we are<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> talking about. <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>    Nick,  I believe yours is the scale 121.  That <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> number is probably cast in the plate.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>    Good to hear  from you.  I was  doing some <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> research last night and ran across a newsletter <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> that was written when you were President of the <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New Jersey</st1:place></st1:State>  PTG Chapter in 1976.  Back in the <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> days of  John Holder,  Bud Willis, Charlie Huether. <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>    <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>    My research indicates that you had a great <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Chapter.  Congratulations !! <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Respectfully, <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Jack Wyatt<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p></o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:7.5pt;text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </div> Get fantasy football with free live scoring. <a href="http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020" target="_blank" title="http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020">Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today</a>.<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </body> </html>