Actually it was my customer. Again, I have not seen this piano yet. However, she both read and spelled out the name for me over the phone as it appears on a small brass placard in the middle of the fallboard so I'm reasonably confident that it's spelled Kirchman. And it's because I can't find anything about either it that I'm hoping someone here might have some little tidbit more than she was supplied with. Once I see it I may learn a bit more. -- Geoff . Geoff Sykes, RPT . 626-799-7545 . www.ivories52.com -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Ilvedson Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 9:39 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org; joegarrett at earthlink.net Subject: Re: [pianotech] Info on Kirchman Piano Googled Kirchman...nothing. Googled Kirkman and lots on the UK piano website... Joe, maybe the customer gave you the wrong spelling? David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett at earthlink.net> To: JD at Pianomaker.co.uk; pianotech at ptg.org Received: 4/28/2010 9:16:45 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Info on Kirchman Piano >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 >Squares R I >> [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 >> >> >> >> -- >> >___________________________________________________________________ >___ >> Delacour Pianos * Silo * Deverel Farm * Milborne St. Andrew >> Dorset DT11 0HX * England >> Phone: +44 1202 731 031 >> Mobile: +44 7801 310 689 >> >___________________________________________________________________ >___ >> >> >> -- >> Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.560 / Virus Database: 270.12.26/2116 - Release Date: 5/15/09 >6:16 AM No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.814 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2841 - Release Date: 04/28/10 11:27:00 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.814 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2841 - Release Date: 04/28/10 11:27:00
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