Chickering & Sons

[David Ilvedson]

Why is anyone making a spinet?   Wouldn't  you now it's good old American know how at work...;-[

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Fenton Murray" <fmurray at cruzio.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 8/11/2008 8:13:10 PM
Subject: Re: Chickering & Sons


>Chickering & SonsOn this topic, I recently came across a pair of newish Wurlitzer 
>spinets in a retirement home. Very good construction, nice fit and finish. Very 
>tunable and reasonable enough action responsiveness, what more could you want 
>from a spinet. Made in USA, from the statement below, I think now they were of 
>Baldwin construction.
>Fenton
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Jon Page 
>  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
>  Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 2:05 PM
>  Subject: Chickering & Sons


>    That, incidentally, is how Baldwin ended up with the Chickering name.
>    Baldwin bought Wurlitzer.



>  Since Chickering does not have a serial number as high as I was quoted,
>  should I hazard a guess between Baldwin and Wurly numbers?


>  Chick-litzer,   I like that one n :-)
>-- 

>  Regards,

>  Jon Page