Rob, I've seen a 1904 Kranich & Bach 56" upright that has the action mounting system you describe, but has none of the other unusual features in the action that you mentioned. When you take out the action, the sticker rail stays in the piano, so when the action is out, it looks like a console action. It has double flanges on the hammers/dampers, but other than that, everything else looks pretty standard compared to the modern piano. They must've switched over pretty quickly after they made the one you saw. The action is pretty easy to get in and out and since it comes out without the sticker rail, it's easier to lug around and transport (with less chance of breaking those LONG stickers!) The model I saw has a beautiful claro walnut veneer all over it. You mentioned rebuilding, but what does your cabinet look like? Todd L. Mapes PTG Associate Member Fort Smith, AR On Fri, 15 Dec 2000 01:13:59 -0800 robert goodale <rrg@nevada.edu> writes: > Hi boys & Girls, > > I had the pleasure, (or displeasure), of working on a VERY old > Kranich & Bach upright this afternoon. > What came across as perhaps the most unusual feature > was the way that the action was mounted. Rather than the typical > brackets and plate nose bolts, there were mountings cast directly > in the plate, a sort of wide "socket" in which the action plugged > into. Long vertical screws tied it down through a clamp type > mechanism to lock it in place. The plate alone suspended the > ction in place. > > Has anyone else on the list serviced one of these? > Just wondering. > > Rob Goodale, RPT > Las Vegas, NV > > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
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