Marshall & Wendell Baby Grand

[gordon stelter]

Marshall and Wendell, Fischer, Knabe, Chickering,
Mason and Hamlin and Haines Bros and Franklin were all
part of the American Piano conglomerate, headquartered
in Rochester NY.. Their prime competetior was Aeolian 
( Weber, Steck, Stroud etc.. ) After  a  big fire at
Aeolian in 1930, the 2 companies merged. At least
that's how I've heard it.
     Thump

--- Delwin D Fandrich <pianobuilders@olynet.com>
wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <kam544@gbronline.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: October 15, 2002 1:03 PM
> Subject: Marshall & Wendell Baby Grand
> 
> 
> > Dear Pianotech,
> >
> > Came across this very small grand piano (4' 7
> 1/2") that actually was
> > made for Marshall & Wendell by Chickering & Sons.
> Very nice plaque
> > mounted in the cast iron plate stating it.
> >
> > Certainly surprised me to find out that such a
> thing was going on
> > back then, and moreso, by Chickering. The serial
> number is 112505.
> >
> > Looking in Pierce Piano Atlas, 10th Edition under
> M&W says its age is
> > 1931. Looking under Chickering says its age is
> 1908.
> >
> > Anybody have information as to which reference
> would be the accurate one?
> >
> > To my vision it appears to be older than 1931.
> 
> 
> 
> I would guess the M&W number is the accurate one.
> I've rebuilt just one of
> these and that was probably 20 years ago. It dated
> from about that time.
> 
> I have one question--how is the soundboard mounted?
> Is there a gap between
> the edge of the soundboard (and the inner rim) and
> the outer rim? If so, how
> deep is it?
> 
> Del
> 
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