Chickering 1/4 Grand Action Rebuild

[Farrell]

The Chickering I wrote about is a 121 scale. It is 5' 7" in length. The cheek blocks are as you describe, as are the flanges and pinblock. This one was built in 1907.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan R. Barnard" <mathstar@salemnet.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: Chickering 1/4 Grand Action Rebuild


> You seem to really know the Chick 1/4.
> 
> Client has one we couldn't find a serial number on.
> 
> Check blocks are very narrow, one about 1/2 inch the other about 3/4 inch.
> Length just over 5 feet. Hammer flanges are heavy brass with curved plates.
> Wippen flanges are brass, also.
> 
> Pinblock is in two sections divided by an extension of the plate, bass on
> one side, tenor/treble on the other.
> 
> Has a nice, natural wood finish -- after they removed the white paint
> someone had on it years ago.
> 
> Can you give us an approximate age?
> 
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