Chickering Quarter Grand Keybed

Category: Shop Work
Date: 2016-10-16

Work is now complete on the key set and key frame of the 1916 Chickering Quarter Grand. This work is foundational to a well performing piano action. It's the "user interface"!

Keys rebushed
New key tops, replacing prior poorly installed keytops
Refinished sharps
New Wessell Nickel and Gross key pins
New Wessell Nickel and Gross capstans
Keyframe retrofitted with glide bolts

Chickering Quarter Grand

Chickering Quarter Grand
Preparing_Keyframe_for_Glide_Bolts

Tapping for glide bolts

Glide bolt installed

Keyframe ready for new Keyframe_ready_for_new_hardware

New WNG keypins and backrail cloth

Keyset with new key tops and refinished sharps

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