Chickering Quarter Grand

[Delwin D Fandrich]

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Hi Jack,

Thanks for the information on Chickering. One more question, though...

Where did the 5' 1" #125 come in?

Regards,

Del=20
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: JWyatt1492@AOL.COM=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: May 16, 2001 8:21 AM
  Subject: Re: Chickering Quarter Grand


  Hello Mike and All !=20

     The Chickering Co. was bought in the=20
  summer of 1908 by the American Piano Co.=20
  In 1932 this Co. was bought by the Aeolian=20
  Piano Co. At that time or near then the factory=20
  was moved to East Rochester, N.Y.=20
     Aeolian was at some time bought by the "Heller=20
  family" in N.Y. City who owned the "Winter Piano=20
  Co."  For most of the time the Heller family owned=20
  the Aeolian Co. Elmer Brooks and his brothers=20
  George and Alan ran the entire Co. Of course this=20
  included Chickering. During the 1920s this company=20
  built great pianos. Chickerings most popular pianos=20
  at that time were The 135, 145 and the 123 A -B -C.=20
   The 135 was a 5'3" . The 145 was a 5'8" and the=20
  123 A- B- C was a 6'3".=20
    The 135 was one of the best  5'3".=20
    The 145 was  one  of  the  best ( 5 )  5'8" s ever built=20
    The 123 A-B-C was one of the best (4) 6'3"s ever built.=20
  Beware do not confuse the 123 ABC  with  the 123.=20
  The 123 is completely different piano.=20
    I think it was in the 1960s the Heller family sold Aeolian=20
  to some Banks in N.Y.City.  In turn they hired a furniture=20
  co. executive by the name of Luke Borger to run the Co.=20
  Elmer Brooks and his brothers were retired in the 1970s.=20
     Unfortunately the rest is history.=20

  The above are my oppinions.=20

  Regards to all,=20
  Jack Wyatt=20


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