<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.5659" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=091500820-24102008>Jack~</SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=091500820-24102008></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=091500820-24102008>Yes, A.B. Chase 6'1" Model T. What a piano, huh? A lot like the earlier, round tail Stnwy A's...</SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=091500820-24102008></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=091500820-24102008>I had always wondered what the story was behind the Knabe Concert Grands. From my personal experience, and from what I have heard from others, many of them were phenomenal instruments.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=091500820-24102008></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=091500820-24102008>This information about Allen Chase sounds like it might be an important piece of that picture. Any other important knowledge you have that you might want to share about Mr. Chase? (Or Knabe Concert Grands...?)</SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=091500820-24102008></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=091500820-24102008>Not sure what you meant by WN&G "bumper" action. (By the way, I have always preferred the rails on WN&G grand actions to those on Steinway. So much easier to travel flanges, or space the hammers, and have them stay, or...  ...not sure what all the fuss is about Steinway tubular action rails, especially since I recently pulled out a relatively new one that I had had in stock for a few years, in order to replace a cracked original rail, only to discover that the new one was cracked as well...)</SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=091500820-24102008></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=091500820-24102008>~Ken Bean</SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=091500820-24102008></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=091500820-24102008>PianoFinders</SPAN></DIV><BR> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> JWyatt1492@aol.com [mailto:JWyatt1492@aol.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 23, 2008 9:01 AM<BR><B>To:</B> flibberti.gibbet@yahoo.com; pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Best Buys in the Used piano Market<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial> <DIV>Hello Thomas,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   YES ,,  there are several.</DIV> <DIV>One that jumps into my mind is the </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>A.B. Chase    Scale  " T " Made in early 1900s.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  This is a  6"1'  looks like a round tail Steinway A.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>   It has a "hook" treble bridge  with 2 - two string </DIV> <DIV>wraped unisions and 7 three string unsions coming </DIV> <DIV>from the bass.  It also has a  elongated  " bell".</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  Its big advantage over the Stinway is that it has</DIV> <DIV>the W-N-G  bumper action and the bass sound</DIV> <DIV>with a big fundamental tone with a beautiful bloom.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  Many of these pianos used Quarterd Mah. for</DIV> <DIV>thier cabinets.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  As a side note  Walter Lane  worked with  Allen Chase</DIV> <DIV>for four years before he  went on his own and buillt  the </DIV> <DIV>worlds best upright.  ( my opinion )  </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>  Also  A.B. Chase  built many Knabe concert grands </DIV> <DIV>for the Knabe Co. in the mid to late 1920s</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> " All knowledge comes from the past."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV>Jack Wyatt</DIV> <DIV>Dallas</DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR> <DIV class=aol_ad_footer id=7f3a9fc3945b28ced5361a2978252a63><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black"> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> Play online games for FREE at Games.com! All of your favorites, no registration required and great graphics – <A href="http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1211202682x1200689022/aol?redir=http://www.games.com?ncid=emlcntusgame00000001">check it out!</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>