<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>  Wim</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    I've done this twice = and I believe that the parts I used to match the old ones came from = pacific(the tokiwa parts).  As much as I've heard these parts denigrated by some I = have found the complaints unfounded. In fact they are  very well made = parts and  I don't hesitate to use them when needed.  I suspect = that Renner and Brooks(Abel) have parts that would fit as well and I'm = sure that the new line of Tokiwa knabe and chickering wippens will be a = welcome asset to our parts replacement endeavors and possibly yours. To my knowledge = no other maker provides these style wippens</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>      = Typically when I replace action parts I have a complete set(almost) of sample parts from = most parts makers that I simply match the best part for a   = particular application.  Myyyyy, isn't life Grand to have so many choices = these days.  Persevere Wim a solution is out there. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>   Finding appropriate parts = isn't difficult like it used to be in yrs past.  I'll you have to do is = order them.  Each part maker I know either has demo kits or a full size = picture of their parts.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>     One last word = of caution.  The chickering piano used very light hammers and matching = them is difficult. Beside a 6ft. 4" chickering  would benefit tonally from = more hammer weight(strike wt.) which means a shank with a different knuckle = spread might be a better choice to help carry the extra gram or = so.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>  Best</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Dale = Erwin</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:Wimblees@AOL.COM" = title=Wimblees@AOL.COM>Wimblees@AOL.COM</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 07, 2001 3:19 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: Chickering brass flanges</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a message = dated 4/7/01 3:07:22 PM Central Daylight Time, <A href="mailto:JIMRPT@AOL.COM">JIMRPT@AOL.COM</A> <BR>writes: = <BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CITE">NO!! :-) Definitely not if it is going to be in a = recording studio. I would <BR>think that a change of flanges would be the safest = route in this instance. <BR>I <BR>don't think that one of these thingees, = with brass flanges, would have been <BR>suitable for a recording studio even when = they were brand new. <BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>OK, so if bar-b-queing = the flanges is not recommended, then I need to go on <BR>to the next step, which is replacing the brass flanges with wooden ones. I am <BR>more than happy = to do this. But, and this is where I was hoping some of you <BR>could help, = what size do I get? Has anyone had any experience replacing brass <BR>with wood = flanges, both the hammer and wippens. <BR><BR>Wim </FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>