<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1251"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <P> <DIV>I'm seeing a 1913 Chickering baby grand this afternoon. It is to be auctioned this evening, with a reserve of $500 and I have a customer who may be bidding.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'm assuming this is a so-called Quarter Grand with wooden brackets and a split, beveled, weird pinblock that is heck to replace, but I haven't seen the piano.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The owner says it has this notation on it: "Scale 122".   </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Any comments from old hands out there would be most appreciated.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks ...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BODY></HTML>