<div>Alan,</div> <div> </div> <div>I saw on one of the previous posts from earlier in the year a reference to Chickering numbers sometimes are abbreviated. Such as, the number 2435 might actually be 102435. Do you have any knowledge of Chickering's practice regarding this?</div> <div> </div> <div>Thanks,<BR>Rick<BR><BR><B><I>"Alan R. Barnard" <tune4u@earthlink.net></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">You can look in all the usual unusual places (plate, keyframe, keybed, legs frame, etc.) but I am sad to have to inform you that sometimes there just isn't one to be found, especially if it's one of the "Quarter Grands".<BR><BR>Alan Barnard<BR>Salem, MO<BR>Joshua 24:15<BR><BR><BR><BR> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: "Rick Bazemore"
<TUNERICKS@YAHOO.COM><BR>To: pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 11/20/2006 12:31:44 PM<BR>Subject: Serial Number Location on Old Chickering Grand?<BR><BR> <div align=left>Where are the serial numbers on the old Chickering grands. I tuned a 6'2' today with the thick round fluted legs. I found a number 2435 on the bottom of the keybed and looked it up in Pierce which puts it as being manufactured between 1835-1840. Surely not.....?<BR><BR>Rick Bazemore, RPT<BR>Social Circle, GA<BR>www.pianosintune.com</div> <div><FONT color=#666666><FONT size=2> <HR SIZE=1> Sponsored Link</FONT></FONT><BR><BR>$420,000 Mortgage for $1,399/month - <A href="http://www.lowermybills.com/lre/index.jsp?sourceid=lmb-9135-16417&moid=4116">Think You Pay Too Much For Your Mortgage? Find Out!</A> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><BR>Rick Bazemore, RPT<br>Social Circle, GA<br>www.pianosintune.com<p> 
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