Free Chick Floor Flood

[Fenton Murray]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <annie at allthingspiano.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 11:05 AM
Subject: RE: Free Chickering quarter grand


> In Phoenix, apparently, they're worth a lot more than that:
> http://phoenix.craigslist.org/msg/546237869.html  ($30-50K? Yow!)
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> Model names/numbers are common -- but usually when a company tags a
> product with a word or phrase, there's some wider reason for it.
> Chickering made different models within the "Quarter Grand" group, so my
> guess is that "quarter" had a commonly understood meaning in the early
> 20th century.
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> My apologies for duplicating Paul's question on this.  When I'm reading on
> the web, I can't automagically see who-all is on the recipient list.
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> Oh, and remember my question about dampness in shop floors?  Well, it
> turns out that the previous owner was minimiazing a bit when he told me
> about it. There's a small (but still manageable) flood coming through the
> foundation as the snow and ice melt.  Aaargh.  Thank goodness for shop
> vacs!
>
> Annie
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>> Good question.
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>> Also, Why are Steinways S,M,L,A,B,D, K,1098? etc?  Maybe "quarter-grand"
>> was a marketing buzz word??
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>> Or, maybe they knew that would be their future worth!
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>> PW
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>> "Annie Grieshop" <annie at allthingspiano.com>
>> Sent by: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org
>> 02/04/2008 12:41 PM
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>> RE: Free Chickering quarter grand
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>> While we're on the subject:  does anybody know why Chickering called them
>> Quarter Grands?  My understanding is that the term included their grands
>> in
>> the 5'2"-5'6" range, but why were they "quarter"?
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>> Thanks!
>>
>> Annie G.
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Greg Newell [mailto:gnewell at ameritech.net]
>>> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 11:07 PM
>>> To: 'Pianotech List'
>>> Subject: Free Chickering quarter grand
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>>>
>>> A customer of mine if giving his piano away. Does anyone think
>>> this is worth
>>> taking?
>>>
>>> Greg Newell
>>> Greg's Piano Forté
>>> www.gregspianoforte.com
>>> 216-226-3791 (office)
>>> 216-470-8634 (mobile)
>>>
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