<!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 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes, the Chickering made in the Baldwin = plant had accu-just pins.  One of my clients has one.  I had to do = extensive regulation on the action to make it play properly and it was during the = time of bankruptsy and I never got paid for the job even though it was OK'd in = advance by Baldwin.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>James Grebe<BR>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair<BR>Creator of = Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups<BR>(314) 608-4137<BR><A href="http://www.JamesGrebe.com">WWW.JamesGrebe.com</A><BR>1526 = Raspberry Lane<BR>Arnold, MO 63010<BR>BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!<BR><A href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</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=avery@ev1.net href="mailto:avery@ev1.net">Avery Todd</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, December 11, = 2004 5:31 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: New-ish Chickering = Origins</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>I didn't know ANYTHING except Baldwin had those. From = the factory, <BR>of course. <BR><BR>Avery <BR><BR>At 03:47 PM 12/11/04, = you wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=arial = size=2>Does it have accu-just hitch pins?<BR></FONT>James Grebe<BR>Piano-Forte = Tuning & Repair<BR>Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups<BR>(314) = 608-4137<BR><A href="http://www.JamesGrebe.com">WWW.JamesGrebe.com</A><BR>1526 = Raspberry Lane<BR>Arnold, MO 63010<BR>BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!<BR><A href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A><BR> <DL> <DD>----- Original Message ----- <BR> <DD>From:</B> <A href="mailto:davistunes@yahoo.com">Dave = Davis</A> <BR> <DD>To:</B> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> = <BR> <DD>Sent:</B> Saturday, December 11, 2004 3:12 PM<BR> <DD>Subject:</B> New-ish Chickering Origins<BR><BR> <DD>Yesterday I serviced a 5' 1" Chickering, Serial #841695. The = number doesn't even come close to anything in my Pierce Atlas. The owner purchased the piano used in 1998. It looks to me to be Asian = built. <BR> <DD><BR>  <DD>During its short life, it has managed to get tubby bass = strings (picture an old upright with iron windings...) and corrosion on = the plain strings. The customer would like to have it restrung. I'd like to = know some history before providing the estimate.<BR> <DD><BR>  <DD>Any ideas?<BR> <DD><BR>  <DD>Dave Davis<BR> <DD><BR>  <DD><BR>  <DD><BR> </DD></DL></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>