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Horace Greeley wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Which Chickering?</blockquote>
Uh.....it's a 5' 10" model. No model number/letter, <i>per se</i>. Ser.
#138577.
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>When?</blockquote>
1924-25 or thereabouts.
<blockquote TYPE=CITE> Whose action?</blockquote>
Chickering's very own, it appears. Wooden rails, iron hangers. Standard-looking
whippens - not some funky design. The kind without hammershank cushions
(cubes). I'm updating it to Renner stuff. Universal whippen with a tall
heel to match the profile of the originals. Seems to work out just fine.
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Nothing was much "standard" on some of their models,
most notably
<br>the "quarter" and "parlor" grands w/ brass action parts. Still,
I think that
<br>things built after WWI were probably more "standard" than those built
<br>previously.</blockquote>
None of that brass crap in this one. And it isn't a quarter grand, either.
It has about the best sound I've ever heard in a Chickering. Nice, mellow
bass without getting thuddy, and a beautiful singing capo. The top capo
isn't quite as nice, but it's not exactly dead, either.
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Hope all is well with you and yours.</blockquote>
Thanks! We're all doing dandily. Ditto to you.
<br>--
<br>Ron Torrella, RPT
<br>Piano Technician
<br>University of Michigan
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