<font color='navy' size='2' face='Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif'>Th<font color="navy" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">e one I rebellied sounded fantastic.  A BIG sound. <div>  By the way there is a a92os Chickering 9 ft hiding in the back of a local hi school with a sound to cry over its so gorgeous. Stunning sound. I recall it has a plate painted original gray. I'd buy it in a second<br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div style="clear: both;"><b><font color="indigo" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1"><font size="2">Dale S. Erwin<br> </font><font size="2"><font size="1">www.Erwinspiano.com</font></font><br> <font size="1">Sitka Soundboard Sales<br> Ronsen Piano hammers<br> 209-577-8397</font><br> </font><font size="1"><br> </font></b><br> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div style="font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 10pt; color: black;">-----Original Message-----<br> From: David Love <davidlovepianos@comcast.net><br> To: pianotech@ptg.org<br> Sent: Wed, Apr 13, 2011 8:45 pm<br> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Chickering Date<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_640a4358-e4eb-4c61-9463-0c13854cf6f9"> <style>#AOLMsgPart_2_640a4358-e4eb-4c61-9463-0c13854cf6f9 td{color: black;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Georgia; panose-1:2 4 5 2 5 4 5 2 3 3;} @font-face {font-family:Consolas; panose-1:2 11 6 9 2 2 4 3 2 4;} #AOLMsgPart_2_640a4358-e4eb-4c61-9463-0c13854cf6f9 p.MsoNormal,#AOLMsgPart_2_640a4358-e4eb-4c61-9463-0c13854cf6f9 li.MsoNormal,#AOLMsgPart_2_640a4358-e4eb-4c61-9463-0c13854cf6f9 div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} #AOLMsgPart_2_640a4358-e4eb-4c61-9463-0c13854cf6f9 a:link,#AOLMsgPart_2_640a4358-e4eb-4c61-9463-0c13854cf6f9 span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} #AOLMsgPart_2_640a4358-e4eb-4c61-9463-0c13854cf6f9 a:visited,#AOLMsgPart_2_640a4358-e4eb-4c61-9463-0c13854cf6f9 span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} #AOLMsgPart_2_640a4358-e4eb-4c61-9463-0c13854cf6f9 pre {mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-link:"HTML Preformatted Char"; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New";} #AOLMsgPart_2_640a4358-e4eb-4c61-9463-0c13854cf6f9 tt {mso-style-priority:99; font-family:"Courier New";} #AOLMsgPart_2_640a4358-e4eb-4c61-9463-0c13854cf6f9 span.HTMLPreformattedChar {mso-style-name:"HTML Preformatted Char"; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-link:"HTML Preformatted"; font-family:Consolas;} #AOLMsgPart_2_640a4358-e4eb-4c61-9463-0c13854cf6f9 span.EmailStyle20 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D;} #AOLMsgPart_2_640a4358-e4eb-4c61-9463-0c13854cf6f9 .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} #AOLMsgPart_2_640a4358-e4eb-4c61-9463-0c13854cf6f9 div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} </style> <div class="WordSection1"> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">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.  </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">David Love</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><a href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com" target="_blank">www.davidlovepianos.com</a></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div> <div style="border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(181, 196, 223) -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";"> <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org?">mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dale Erwin<br> <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 13, 2011 8:35 PM<br> <b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br> <b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] Chickering Date</span></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; 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 </span></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; color: navy;"> </span></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; color: navy;"> </span></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; 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;"><a href="http://www.Erwinspiano.com" target="_blank">www.Erwinspiano.com</a><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: 10pt; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; color: navy;"></span></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; color: navy;"> </span></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; color: navy;"> </span></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">-----Original Message-----<br> From: David Love <<a href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">davidlovepianos@comcast.net</a>><br> To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br> Sent: Wed, Apr 13, 2011 7:54 pm<br> Subject: [pianotech] Chickering Date</span></div> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_3afcf5e3-39d2-4fcb-8c47-d2a169366810"><pre style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% 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></tt></span></pre><pre style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><tt><span style="color: black;"> </span></tt></pre><pre style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% 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></tt></span></pre><pre style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><tt><span style="color: black;"> </span></tt></pre><pre style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% 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></tt></span></pre><pre style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><tt><span style="color: black;"> </span></tt></pre><pre style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% 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></tt></span></pre><pre style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><tt><span style="color: black;"> </span></tt></pre><pre style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% 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></tt></span></pre><pre style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><tt><span style="color: black;"> </span></tt></pre><pre style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="color: black;"><br> <br> <tt></tt></span></pre><pre style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><tt><span style="color: black;"> </span></tt></pre><pre style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><tt><span style="color: black;">David Love</span></tt><span style="color: black;"><br> <br> <tt></tt></span></pre><pre style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><tt><span style="color: black;"> </span></tt></pre><pre style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><tt><span style="color: black;"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com">www.davidlovepianos.com</a></span></tt><span style="color: black;"><br> <br> <tt></tt></span></pre><pre style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><tt><span style="color: black;"> </span></tt></pre><pre style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="color: black;"><br> <br> <tt></tt></span></pre><pre style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><tt><span style="color: black;"> </span></tt></pre><pre style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><span style="color: black;"><br> <br> <tt></tt></span></pre><pre style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"><tt><span style="color: black;"> </span></tt></pre></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;"> </span></div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </font></font>