What kind of action

[JWyatt1492@AOL.COM]

Hello John:

   The Action you are referring too is indeed a 
Wood-Brooks 90 degree action. These actions
were found mostly in Story&Clark and Everett
Pianos.  However they were also used in other 
pianos.  In 1947 or 1948  The store that I worked
at bought these actions in "Shoninger" pianos.  
     At that time I was young and brain-washable 
and thought  factories technicians knew all and 
would always tell the truth. So I believed them 
when they said that the W-D 90 action was God, s 
gift to upright pianos. You can guess the rest.
    Their weakness seemed to be  let-off and
check.  I think if this action had been bigger in 
would have worked.  Then to have make it a true 
double repeating action would have been
a fairly simple matter.  
      Other than this effort The Wood- Brooks built
very good actions. The most popular was the SIS
model found in Wurlitzer and other Spinets. And you
 have to give them credit for trying  something new 
with the  W-D-90. They must have spent a lot of
money developing this action.
        
      In the 1970 June and July issues of the PTG Journal  
you will find an article on regulation of this action written 
by John Galt  who was our Technical Editor at that time.

       The PTG Foundation will be displaying a model 
of this action in the " Tidewater " room on the second 
floor at our National Convention in July.

      Hope this helps,
      Jack Wyatt