[pianotech] Chickering's splayed actions...Why?

jim ialeggio jimialeggio at gmail.com
Mon Aug 10 06:54:59 MDT 2009


Hi Will,

  ... the Chickerings from 1890 to 1920 seem to
> be looking backwards for their tonal palette and engineering aesthetic.
> Unnecessary complexity of design was going by the wayside for so many
> pianos
> from this era, but not Chickering.
>

An interesting insight.  Creativity, does not seem to be particularly
linear. A "looking backwards" seems to be present right along side a quite
innovative "how else can we do this" frame of mind.  I like that.

Jim I

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