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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It does have a very similar look to the Knabe bridge arrangement on their early 1900’s concert instruments. My guess is also early 1900’s. Surprisingly, the soundboard is performing fairly well. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>David Love<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>www.davidlovepianos.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dale Erwin<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 13, 2011 8:35 PM<br><b>To:</b> pianotech@ptg.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] Chickering Date<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:navy'>David<br> This reminds me of an 8 ft 6 Knabe we bellied 10 years ago. similar transition bridge arrangement. It looks like early 1900 ish <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:indigo'>Dale S. Erwin<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:indigo'>www.Erwinspiano.com<br>Sitka Soundboard Sales<br>Ronsen Piano hammers<br>209-577-8397<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:navy'><br><br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br>From: David Love <davidlovepianos@comcast.net><br>To: pianotech@ptg.org<br>Sent: Wed, Apr 13, 2011 7:54 pm<br>Subject: [pianotech] Chickering Date<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id="AOLMsgPart_1_3afcf5e3-39d2-4fcb-8c47-d2a169366810"><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Trying to figure out the approximate date of this Chickering. Someone has</span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>written or stenciled D5833. I understand the concert instruments had their</span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>own serial numbers (which this is) but I can find no reference to them.</span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>It's certainly not an 1843 piano as the number would otherwise suggest. Any</span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>ideas as to what the earliest date of this might be? </span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>David Love</span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com" target="_blank">www.davidlovepianos.com</a></span></tt><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><br><br><tt><o:p></o:p></tt></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>