Erard Grand

[Robert Moffatt]

Bill,

He is looking for a double escapement repetition action "Model",
not a replacement action....if I read you correctly.

Regards,

Bob






----- Original Message -----
From: <Bdshull@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2000 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: Erard Grand


> Bob:
>
> What did Bill have in mind?  The Erard pre-repetition action, the Erard
> repetition action, or just a generic modern action on the repetition
> principle?  I am not an expert, although I have an Erard grand.  There are
at
> least two Erard repetition actions which were in mass production;  at
least
> the first repetition action of the early 1820's and a later version from
> about 1850, as in the drawings in Pianos and Their Makers (Dolge).  Either
of
> these would require either custom manufacture/duplication, or the use of
> parts from a piano from the period.  I am not aware that anyone has
actually
> had new parts duplicated for a replica piano or piano action, but that
would
> be the best way to get some of these action models made.  If this has been
> done, I would be interested also.
>
> Bill Shull
> University of Redlands, La Sierra University
>
> In a message dated 2/6/00 3:37:41 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> moffattr@cadvision.com writes:
>
> << List,
>
>  I have been asked by Bill Garlick to ask
>  if any one out there knows where he might
>  obtain an Erard Grand acton model.
>
>  Thanks in advance,
>
>  Bob>>
>