Rex said: "I looked at a 1925 Brambach grand today that had an action that I don't remember having seen before. The only thing I had with me was my phone and it was in the customer's house so the attached pictures are a bit blurry and I could not take the end bracket off and get a good shot. I have included a rough drawing that can be compared to the pictures. The specific differences from a standard action are as follows: 1. The balancer stops at the jack and has a spoon that passes through the jack for drop regulation. 2. The spring for the jack is a coil spring similar to an upright and is located under the whippen beam. 3. The knuckles are shaped into the hammer shank and covered with leather with no under felt (similar to the tear drop? shaped built in knuckle only flatter). The knuckle is long so that it sits both on the top of the jack and the top of the balancer end. I am sure someone has run into this action before. Besides having to make any replacement parts, does anyone know if there are issues with regulation and/or geometry? Is there any other information available about this action? The person is looking sell the piano. Does anyone have any good or bad experiences with this brand? Thank you in advance for you help." Rex, I own one.<G> There are those who curse the Brambach, I am not one of them.<G> They were, what I would call: Lower Mid-range pianos. Not bad, but not great, either.<G> Mine has two actions, one rebuilt and the original Rock n Roller..(but that's another story.<G>) I purchased the piano with an Anvil Case. Painted it white, since the case was a disaster and have used it for a loaner and rental for a lot of years. Easy to transport and set up. You did not say what size this piano is. Mine is a 5' (+). Tonally not anything to write home about. As for parts, I do make action parts, ya know.<G> Regards, Joe Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain of the Tool Police Squares R I
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