<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> James,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Check for a serial number imprinted on = the soundboard somewherre near the rim. I have a client with a Challen and = that is where I found it. I believe the maker is British.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Phil Romano</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Myrtle Beach, SC</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=JamesBakerRPT@carolina.rr.com href="mailto:JamesBakerRPT@carolina.rr.com">James Baker</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 13, 2002 = 12:08 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Challen Piano</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Can anyone give me information on = this brand? A customer of mine bought a Challen grand from an antique shop.  = The piano came with a sales certificate that states the serial number = as 9895 which makes it 130 years old but the piano appears to = be much younger to me.  I believe the number on the certificate is = actually a case part number (the lid prop), but I cannot find a serial number anywhere.  It has a Herrburger-Brooks (sp?) action.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>