Chickering Square Grands Question

[Farrell]

I own an 1863 Emerson square that I have been planning to restore at some point. I see you are working on one now. What are your thoughts on the general quality and desirability of the Emerson (compared to Mathushek, Chickering, Steinway)? How old is yours? Thanks.

Generally speaking, what are some desirable square manufacturers, and undesirable?

BTW, I am currently restoring an 1882 Woodward & Brown square.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "D.L. Bullock" <dlbullock@att.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 1:45 AM
Subject: RE: Chickering Square Grands Question


> To those who wish to continue in old dusty myths and are not interested in
> having your horizons expanded, delete this message as if it were spam.
> 
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> Suffice it to say that square grands are a viable piano in many or most
> cases.  I have seen a few that I would not restore, and I also have junked
> one that was just too far gone to bother with.  I have four of my restored
> instruments in historic museum houses.  I have two Steinways, a Hallet and
> Cumston and an Emerson under restoration now.
> 
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> 
> D.L. Bullock  St. Louis
> www.thepianoworld.com

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