[pianotech] Info on Kirchman Piano

[Joseph Garrett]

JD
You really need to read more carefully. The name in question is KirCHman,
not KirKman. Different animal, same island.<G>
Joe

Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)
Captain, Tool Police
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> [Original Message]
> From: John Delacour <JD at Pianomaker.co.uk>
> To: <joegarrett at earthlink.net>; <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Date: 4/28/10 3:16:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Info on Kirchman Piano
>
> At 23:34 -0700 27/4/10, Joseph Garrett wrote:
>
> >A (new) customer called me today saying she had just acquired a very old
> >Kirchman parlor grand piano. Her own research yielded a model number of
S -
> >R1, (cast in the plate), and a serial number of 14008, (stamped in the
> >wood). But that's where it ends. And it is not listed in Pierce. She says
> >she was told by the previous owner that Kirchman was manufactured, in
> >Boston, for a very short time in the early 1900's by two former
employees of
> >Steinway. Has anyone here ever heard of it? Can anyone shed any light?
> >
> >As far as I can ascertain, it's an English pianer!
>
> It is Kirkman.  Number 14008 will probably be early 1860s before they 
> changed to higher tensions and the "modern" sound.  What do you want 
> to know about it?  I have most of the answers and several Kirkmans of 
> different periods.  Kirkman was the best English maker in my opinion 
> but their best pianos were made slightly later after they changed to 
> the higher tension scales, cast-iron plates etc.  This one will be a 
> bit old-fashioned in sound.  They are nice to work on and very 
> consistent.
>
> JD
>
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