<!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 6.00.2722.900" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial = size=2>Robin,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm not sure of the measurements as I = had them in my file and did not measure it again this past week when I tuned. (But reflecting, it is a good distance to the tail of the piano from the = keyboard.) I just thought I would try to find out it's approximate age since the = serial number was apparently removed when the piano was "restored" back in '84 = when the church purchased the instrument.  I know it has "133" cast into the = plate at the tail end and has "Anniversary Grand" cast on the plate under the = bass strings in front of the agraffes.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I guess I really started a big = discussion on Chickering.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ken Gerler</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3>Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 08:57:51 -0800<BR>From: Robin Hufford <</FONT><A href="mailto:hufford1@airmail.net"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>hufford1@airmail.net</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>><BR>To: Pianotech <</FONT><A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>><BR>Subject: Re: Chickering = Anniversary Grand<BR>Message-ID: <</FONT><A href="mailto:3E11CC8F.E75FEBE1@airmail.net"><FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>3E11CC8F.E75FEBE1@airmail.net</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>><BR>References: <</FONT><A href="mailto:001b01c2b0d1$293f1a50$01c9fea9@GERLERK"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>001b01c2b0d1$293f1a50$01c9fea9@GERLERK</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>><BR>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii<BR>MIME-Version: 1.0<BR>Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit<BR>Precedence: list<BR>Message: 5<BR><BR>Hello Kenneth,<BR>     Are you sure the piano was actually = a 133 - I think, unless I am<BR>mistaken, that a 133 would be c. 5'8".  = Perhaps the model designation<BR>says 123 in the stamping on the plate.  = Sometimes these are a little<BR>diffuse and could be ambiguous.<BR>Regards, Robin Hufford</FONT><BR><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>