Chickering grand

[Christopher D. Purdy]

>hey you all,
>
>i was tuning a chickering grand for some folks, real nice piano that
>somebody had painted!!   The serial # on it is 8569.  Any ideas how old it
>might be?
>
>>From a very novice piano tuner,
>Patrick

Patrick,

According to that serial number it was built between 1845-50.  Are you sure
that was the serial number and not a case number?  If it is that old you
might get some better information from some of the folks on this list that
work with the older instruments.

chris

-Christopher D. Purdy R.P.T.   School of Music  Ohio University  Athens OH

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