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<BR>Hello Del :
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<BR> Brambach made three sizes of grands.
<BR>One was Style 'B' 4 feet 8 inches the next
<BR>was style 'D' 5 feet and the style G was
<BR>5 feet 3 inches. Of these the G was by far
<BR> a better scale than the others.
<BR> The actions were all the same. They had
<BR>an adjustable repetition spring and the jack
<BR>spring was a coil spring. Each has worked
<BR>well for at least 80 years that I know of.
<BR> I have found that this action could be made
<BR>to perform at a higher level than most people
<BR>need.
<BR> This brand of piano was not intended to be
<BR>a high performing piano. It was intended to
<BR>be an adequate piano for many people.
<BR> These pianos are rebuildable but I for one
<BR>cannot make them better that they were
<BR>intended disposable pianos as. The wood
<BR>and felts were of very high quality.
<BR> They were very successful at doing all of
<BR>the above.
<BR> You could compare them to a little car that
<BR>could not run 120 miles an hour. But they
<BR>would run at 80 miles an hour for 200,000
<BR>miles.
<BR> Both "Premier" and "Ricca" took a run at
<BR>them and both failed. I am not even considering
<BR> "H.C. Bay". ( facts are always dull) right !!!!
<BR> Del, on a side note I will have three new action
<BR>models at TSA. There are two that I would like to
<BR>get your opinion on.
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<BR>Regards,
<BR>Jack Wyatt </FONT></HTML>