Fw: Chickering brass flanges

[Erwinpiano]

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  Wim

    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
      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.=20
   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.
     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.

  Best

    Dale Erwin


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From: Wimblees@AOL.COM=20
To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: Chickering brass flanges


In a message dated 4/7/01 3:07:22 PM Central Daylight Time, =
JIMRPT@AOL.COM=20
writes:=20



  NO!! :-) Definitely not if it is going to be in a recording studio. I =
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  think that a change of flanges would be the safest route in this =
instance.=20
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  don't think that one of these thingees, with brass flanges, would have =
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  suitable for a recording studio even when they were brand new.=20




OK, so if bar-b-queing the flanges is not recommended, then I need to go =
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to the next step, which is replacing the brass flanges with wooden ones. =
I am=20
more than happy to do this. But, and this is where I was hoping some of =
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could help, what size do I get? Has anyone had any experience replacing =
brass=20
with wood flanges, both the hammer and wippens.=20

Wim=20

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