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  • 1.  Aeolian (Chickering) fallboard hardware

    Member
    Posted 06-01-2022 11:38

    Does anyone know where I might find a pair of replacement fallboard pivots for the above piano?

    This piano is from the 70's.  When the piano was serviced years ago, the previous tooner broke both screws holding the brass pivot bracket to the ends of the fallboard. I needed to get the fallboard off to retrieve pencils and paperclips that were causing multiple action problems.

    Despite my best efforts using every resource and plan imaginable I could not remove the broken screws and had to destroy both pivot brackets to get the fallboard off.

    I am going to try to include pics in this post.  If that fails, the brackets measure 1" high by 3/4"wide.  There are 2 screw holes that hold the bracket to each end of the fallboard. There is a slot in the bracket that a pin mounted into the bass and treble sides of the piano slides into, allowing the fall to pivot.Image.jpegImage.jpeg
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  • 2.  RE: Aeolian (Chickering) fallboard hardware

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 06-01-2022 12:27
    A quick look around, but I couldn't find an exact match.  It looks like Pianotek has a kit, but you'll have to do some plugging and maybe even routing perhaps to make it fit.  It depends on the size

    https://www.pianoteksupply.com/assets/pdf/parts/casehardware.pdf

    Worst case scenario, it doesn't look too hard to make, though that would be time-consuming and tedious

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    Tom Dowell
    Hulbert Piano
    tom@hulbertpiano.com
    262-221-0792
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  • 3.  RE: Aeolian (Chickering) fallboard hardware

    Member
    Posted 06-01-2022 15:28
    Thanks for looking Thomas.

    I did peruse Schaff and Pianotek catalog before I posted to the forum.  I saw Pianotek has something that might be made to work.

    I was hoping that another tech might have junked an Aeolian Chickering and had saved some of the hardware and would sell these brackets if they had them.



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  • 4.  RE: Aeolian (Chickering) fallboard hardware

    Member
    Posted 06-01-2022 16:40
    I have a pair of  1" X 1/2"  Will get pic in morning and also make sure they are a pair...not two lefts or two rights.

    They are yours if you decide that they will work...more in the a.m.

    Deb





  • 5.  RE: Aeolian (Chickering) fallboard hardware

    Member
    Posted 06-01-2022 18:24
    Thank you Debra!!



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  • 6.  RE: Aeolian (Chickering) fallboard hardware

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 06-02-2022 01:34
    You might try Isaac Sadikursky. He is quite experienced with these problems. Worst case, I looks like the mounts are still usable so maybe file off the broken screws and have the Fallboard just rest like new Kawai styles where we can just lift out the fall boards.

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    Tremaine Parsons RPT
    Georgetown CA
    (530) 333-9299
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  • 7.  RE: Aeolian (Chickering) fallboard hardware

    Member
    Posted 06-02-2022 08:25
    Good morning...trying to do this on my phone so, hopefully, I can make the photo thing work! Ok, seems to have worked from my view. I will add that the threads seem to be intact but I may not have any of the screws. I'll look for some.

    If you want these send your shipping address to me at debra.legg@gmail.com 

    No charge.

    Deb