David Marx writes that he was inspired to tackle his subject because he couldn’t find “a single book that explains the Grand Mystery of Culture.” The capitalization immediately, and knowingly, evokes grandiosity: arcane scholarly tracts, Mr.
Chickering & Sons.STATUS AND CULTURE: How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change, by W. Chickering Dead Last Male Survivor of the Well-Known Family of Piano-forte Makers Passes Away in Boston.' New York Times, November 18, 1899 exemplified by Chickering & Sons.' The Music Trades, April 5, 1919 ^ 'Americanization of piano trade in U.S. Stern (Author), Thomas Mellins (Author), David Fishman (Author) ^ Source: New York 1880: Architecture and Urbanism in the Gilded Age, Robert A.M. ^ 'Closing of a Well-Known Concert Room.' Dwight's Journal of Music, v.30, no.5, May 21, 1870. ^ a b The commemoration of the founding of the house of Chickering & Sons upon the eightieth anniversary of the event, 1823-1903. 
^ Grove's dictionary of music and musicians. There are times when your piano or number is not listed.Ĭhickering Monument by Thomas Ball (1872).Ĭhickering & Sons Piano References The number is for the first piano made in year shown. 
The age of your piano is determined by the serial number.
You can find the year below that your piano was made and the manufacturer in most cases. Guest15625653 I am original owner of a Chickering 301 Queen Ann Walnut Grand Piano, Serial # 230455 bought at Strawbridge &. Chickering piano serial number and value. Edit: Serial numbers are usually located near the tuning pins and is a 4,5,6,digit number (usually). 
This is not the same piano as Chickering Bros. Make sure you are talking about Chickering or Chickering & Sons.
Best Answer: The only accurate way to date the piano is by the serial number. An exception to this was Chickering's use of a 15,000 serial number series to the Scales 131 and 141 and possibly other 1920-30s-era concert grands.
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