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It is the smallest rifle I have ever shot (the receiver is almost tiny compared to other. The rifle is light and the sights are excellent. It is extremely accurate, easy and fun to shoot. Information - Concerts, News,FAQs, Archives. Organs - Electronic (B3 etc.), Pipe, Theatre.
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Who's Who - Professional Pianists on Piano World Member Recordings - Non Classical Pianist CornerĮVENTS! Piano Concerts, Recitals, Competitions.įun Stuff! - Parties, Tours, Projects & More.įorum Members Parties, Tours, Cruises, & M. MY NEW PIANO or KEYBOARD! - Share Your Story! I hope this was at least a little helpful.ĭigital Pianos - Electronic Pianos - Synths &a. I don't yet have the scaling information for these beasts. I don't know what differentiates the iterations of the 105, apart from plate design.
Then in 1891, the 105D was introduced, which was produced past the turn of the century. Right in the middle of the 105B's production came the 105A, running only a short time in 1888. The 105B was made up until the end of 1891.
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So there's no clear demarcation of model/scale transition among these full grands. At this time, Chickering was also producing the Scale 95, 96, 97, and even the old 77 full grands. The first iteration of the 105 appears as the 105B, right at the end of 1886.
There does not appear to be a Scale 105 (that is, without a trailing letter). I don't really have any other general information on their physical characteristics, though their chronology is a bit odd. The ledger indicates rosewood for yours, though, not walnut. Your description definitely conforms with that. These are known for their unusually wide tails and concomitantly large soundboards.
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The 105 series full grand-most frequently encountered in its final iteration, the 105D-is in the family of the 109 (small grand) and 110 (semi grand) yacht tails. The piano design is very modern apart from the open faced pinblock and extremely overbuilt construction. No luck.ĭo you have any general information on the Scale 105A? The piano measured 8'9", has a broad tail and the tail has a sharp corner on the bass side.
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Thus, I would not expect the 33B in question to have anything but a 5-digit serial number in the 29,000 - 50,000 range (then again, I should know better than to expect anything bordering on consistency out of Chickering!).įor what it's worth, I checked high and low among the microfilm ledgers at the Smithsonian for a set of serial numbers set aside for concert grands.
And the ledgers before 1900 are replete with listings of full grands (33s, 77s, 97s, 105s, etc.) and even the occasional "concert" grand with the normal numbering. Where the serial number was evident, it corresponded with the normal, chronological ledgers. I have not come across any full grands, up to and including the 105D, made past the turn of the century, with the confusing "concert grand" number (though there are certainly many where the serial number has yet to be located). I don't believe, however, that this special numbering was applied anytime during the 1800s. This distinction, then, is important because we should not conclude that since there are full grands with the expected 6-digit number that there was no "concert grand" series, or vice versa. Thus one might find a Scale 131, for example, with the expected 6-digit serial number and another Scale 131 with an obscure number. This really makes sense, however, only if we differentiate between "full grands" and "concert grands." The former and the latter can be the same model (the Scale 131, for example). So I've reluctantly joined the camp that surmises that there was a separate set of numbers, or at the very least, a very abstruse numbering system for some full grands. Nor do they appear to be in a year/model, or vice versa, format.
On the few I've seen, the number doesn't make sense as the trailing digits of a 1xx,xxx number with the first one or two numbers suppressed. Unlike the ever-misleading case number, this number appears in exactly the size and spot that a serial number should. in the hundred thousands) with only a 4- or 5-digit number. I have seen full grands made well after 1900 (whose serial number should be six digits, i.e. I have always been under the impression that Chickering had a separate set of serial numbers for concert grands.
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