<!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>I just finished refurbishing/regulating a Brambach action (salvage operation) with the square knuckles (major yucko). You need to hear from = someone else of knowledge on this, BUT I believe you will want to do a little = bit of basic action geometry anaysis here and simply determine what = flange/knuckle size/knuckle position setup is going to work best for you and replace = the hammers, shanks, knuckle, and flange with a modern setup of correct = geometry. Are the repetition levers modern? Or are they those half-as#%& ones = with the jack to the pianist end of the little repetition stub (no repetition = lever window for the jack to show through)? If you have these goofy ones, can = I assume you will be replacing these? Or is this not a complete rebuild? The = bottom line is that I am not sure it would work well if you mate modern/normal = knuckles to the old, cheap, goofy (I don't really know this, but I think it is true) = repetition setup I see frequently on small, inferior-quality pianos of = the early 20th Century.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell<BR>Piano Tuning & Service<BR>Tampa, Florida<BR><A = href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:tomhoch@egl.net" title=tomhoch@egl.net>Tom = Hochhalter</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 21, = 2000 9:53 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Brambach Grand Hammer Butts</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>To all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I'm in the middle of rebuilding a Brambach = grand piano, and I'm in need of replacing the hammer butts.  Yes, this is a = grand piano action with hammer butts, rather than hammer shank and = knuckle.  The knuckle on these butts is square/rectangle, and consist of action = cloth and buckskin.  Does anyone have a set or number of them?  Or = does anyone know of where I can get some? I've contacted Schaff and = American, no such luck there.  Any info would be helpful.  Thanks in advance.  Tom</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Tom Hochhalter, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Holland, MI</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><A href="mailto:tomhoch@egl.net">tomhoch@egl.net</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>