JWyatt1492 at aol.com, What is the full title of these references, please. > > My first estimate of the age of 1848 was tied to the Pierce Atlas > But I now find in " Clinkscale " (pg.79) that Chick. Gr. #6020 was > dated as 1844. Between these two numbers 5253 and > 6020 there were 767 piano made. > Then we find in "Sumner" (pg.121) Chickering began overstringing > in both Grand and uprights in 1845. > > Now in " Hollis" pg.92 we find that Chickering started using the > full iron plates in Grands in 1843. > > With this information ( the best I have found at this time) It > looks > as if the year 1844 is a fair estimate when Ol '' 5253" was made. > > Can anybody help me out on this ? > > Regards to All > Jack
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