Jurgen Goering wrote: > It says the piano is from about 1840 and it has 88 keys. Were they > really building pianos with 88 keys back in 1840? > > Jurgen Goering A serial number sure would help. It does look straight strung, and Chickering did a lot of one-off experimenting, and I think there were some European makers with 88 (and more) keys at the time, so anything's possible. Thyme will tell, maybe. -- Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076
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