Stop and take a look under the hood of this handsome square piano - TopicsExpress



          

Stop and take a look under the hood of this handsome square piano made by Chickering & Sons (Boston, about 1855) in order to fully appreciate the artistic design of its cast-iron frame. The founder of the company -- Jonas Chickering (1798-1853) -- patented his design for cast-iron frames for square pianos in 1840. According to an advertisement for Chickering & Sons grand, square, and upright pianos, published just a few years after the NMMs piano was manufactured, Chickering had already made and sold 22,000 of [their] pianos and had been awarded forty first prize medals for their superiority. The ad continues: Our Pianos vary in price from $225 to $1000, and we warrant the same excellence of material and workmanship in each and all. A liberal discount [is offered] to the clergy and seminaries of learning.
Posted on: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 14:00:02 +0000

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