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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;color:#1F497D'>Marshall:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Just off the top of my head, if her mother-in-law played it I wouldn’t think it would have a 7 digit serial number. Back that far Chickering was part of Aeolean.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>dp<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><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>Marshall Gisondi<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 14, 2011 5:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> pianotech@ptg.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [pianotech] serial number<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi Everyone,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I evaluated a Chickering console today for a guy who wanted to take it, it was offered for free. The serial # 1314731. The atlas said it was manufactured in 1973. The woman who owned the piano said that her mother in law played it when she was young. this doesn't add up. Did I write the number down wrong or is there a glitch? thanks</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Marshall</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <br><br></span><b><i><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Marshall Gisondi Piano Technician</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br></span><b><i><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Marshall's Piano Service</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br></span><em><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>pianotune05@hotmail.com</span></b></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br></span><b><i><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>215-510-9400</span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br></span><em><b><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'><a href="http://www.phillytuner.com/" target="_blank">www.phillytuner.com</a> </span></b></em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br></span><b><i><span style='font-family:"Garamond","serif"'>Graduate of The School of Piano Technology for the Blind <a href="http://www.pianotuningschool.org/" target="_blank">www.pianotuningschool.org</a> Vancouver, WA<br><br><br><br></span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>