<!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 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Hi Joe,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Would it be possible for you to make = your lines fold/change to next line.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>This message was awkward to read, as one = needed to scroll sideways.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I guess it could have been my set up, = but I don't think so, as this is the only message in a while, that was that way.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Thanks.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>= <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net = href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> ; <A = title=hoffsoco@luther.edu href="mailto:hoffsoco@luther.edu">hoffsoco@luther.edu</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 11, 2005 = 3:42 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Chickering Square = Grand Actions, etc.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Conrad asked: "<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT><PRE>I haven't had my head = in a Chickering square lately... JOE! did they put a repetition action in their late ('80s) = squares??</PRE><PRE>Conrad,</PRE><PRE>By the '80's they were using what = we would call a "standard square grand action". The only piano, I know = of, that had a "real" double escapement action", was a = Mathuscheck.</PRE><PRE>As for the pics of the "goofy" chikering action, = that is an impossible piece of junk, that is extremely difficult to = regulate. I just COMPLETED, (Yahoo!), the 1867 Chickering, flat strung, = 8' grand, remanufacturing! I trashed the original action, as it was = trash anyway, with a NEW Renner! How sweet it is!</PRE><PRE>Ronsen = Wurzen Hammers and a VERY CAREFULLY engineered Renner action, weighed = off on the "light" side, to give the impression of the original touch. = It plays great, sounds great and I'm all warm and fuzzy!</PRE><PRE>Took = over 20 years, (I'm embarrassed to admit), of spare time to = complete.</PRE><PRE>BTW, it has a Fandrich S.B.! And, a Fandrich/Garret = Scale!</PRE><PRE>Complete new, (Pratt-Read), MODIFIED, Back Action and = the trapwork was re-engineered for ease of adjustment and = function.</PRE><PRE>All in all, it's a killer! When the = owner/refinisher, (piano tech who specilizes in finishing), gets done = doing his magic, we are going to have one helluva = PARTY!!!<G></PRE><PRE>I hope to do something similar to the = "Atalier" thingee, only with an all day seminar for techs, prior to the = "PARTY"!<G></PRE><PRE>Sorry for being so wordy, but I can't = restrain my joy.<G></PRE><PRE>Regards,</PRE></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>