<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Laura Olsen,<div>I don't know. I searched but could not find a number stamped in the case or on the soundboard. When I work on the action I may get lucky.</div><div><br></div><div>Andrew Anderson</div><div><br><div><div>On Jul 19, 2011, at 8:37 PM, Laura Olsen wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">How old is this square? <div><br></div><div>Laura Olsen</div><div>Barrington, IL</div><div><br></div><div><div><div>On Jul 19, 2011, at 1:58 PM, Andrew Anderson wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">I've had the not-so-great pleasure of reviewing the needs of a Mathushek square grand. A -slim- majority of the keys worked. On figuring out to lift the key slip and pull (carefully) the action I determined that many of the jacks need to be "re-sprung". I tested tuning pins at random and encountered string clicking and rather tight pins, so: barring breaking strings it should be tunable. The hammer for the top note is missing, no sign of it anywhere in or around the piano. <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><br style="line-height: 1.22em; "></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; ">Does anyone have experience working on these actions who can give me an idea of how long it would take to redo about 30% of the jacks? What is needed to fix the spring on these? I'm guessing there is no parts supply house for things like a hammer, shank and flange...?</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><br style="line-height: 1.22em; "></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; ">The piano itself is a pretty piece of work although I don't hold out any great hopes for the sound.</span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><br style="line-height: 1.22em; "></span></span></span>-------------------------------------------<br style="line-height: 1.22em; ">Andrew Anderson<br style="line-height: 1.22em; ">owner, Artisan Piano<br style="line-height: 1.22em; ">Laredo TX<br style="line-height: 1.22em; ">956-728-7224<br style="line-height: 1.22em; ">-------------------------------------------</div></span><div><div><br></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>