advice on Chickering

Don Mannino donmannino@comcast.net
Sun, 09 Jan 2005 11:13:58 -0800


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Danele,

In my opinion, this is a question for an antiques dealer.  Piano 
technicians tend to value pianos as musical instruments, and while this 
piano might be useable as a piano, if it were to have any real value then 
an antiques expert should be the one to appraise it.

Good luck!

Don Mannino RPT

At 05:19 AM 1/9/2005, you wrote:
>The owner of a 1839 Chickering square grand is interested in selling. My 
>personal take on all squares is to convert them into anything but a piano, 
>but she believes it has value. She has a letter dated 1937 from 
>Chickering, in which they confirm the manufacture date and the purchaser, 
>Mr. I. J. MacMichael at Natchez Mississippi. This woman (Sallisaw OK) 
>bought it from a lawyer who bought it from Natchez.
>
>It has not been restored. There is a stool she believes is original. Is 
>there any market for such a beast? What price range? Please contact me 
>directly at <mailto:dcampbell@sprynet.com>dcampbell@sprynet.com
>
>Thanks --
>Denele Campbell
>Pitts Piano Service Inc.
>Fayetteville Arkansas


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