Chickering cocked hat advice

[gordon stelter]

"Straightforward" action problems are deceptive on
these things. Ask anyone who's tried rebuilding one (
just the action) and spent 3-600 hours on it! No
kidding! For example: If one of the "butterfly"
springs breaks ( like while you're trying to adjust it
) imagine spending 4-5 hours just GETTING to it,for
replacement ( making it youreself ) and putting
everything  back together. And then the NEXT one
breaks !!!!! Replace the whole action  with a  modern
one, or expexct to spend the next several months
rebuilding this. You'd be very well advised to pay me
a nominal fee  to spend a  few days writing a  manual
for you, on both rebuilding and regulating, before
digging in.  Or you may "lose your shirt" as others
have said they did, who tried this!!!   !!!BEWARE!!! 
     Peace,
     G


--- Dave Doremus <algiers_piano at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Anyone have experience doing major surgery on these?
> The action 
> problems are straightforward but it looks like the
> piano is built 
> like an upright, assembled to the inner rim and
> bracing with the 
> outer rim then being applied over the edge of the
> plate and the whole 
> thing then veneered. Could be a nice antique
> instrument if I could 
> figure a way to get at the soundboard. Or am I just
> missing something 
> totally obvious? wouldn't be the first time. :-)
> -- 
> ----Dave
> 
> 
> -----------------------------
> Dave Doremus, RPT
> New Orleans
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> 



 
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