- Serial No: 49560
- New Boston, NH
- Year: 1875-1880
- Type: 9.5 ft.Concert Grand
- Action:
- Stops: 2 Damper range AAA-d3
- Range: AAA-c5 88 Keys
- Stringing:
- Single String Wound AAA-FF 9 Unisons
- Double String Wound FF#-C# 8 Unisons
- Triple String Plain D-c5 71 Unisons
- Frame: Cast Iron
- Case: Rosewood and rosewood veneer
- Length: 298.5 cm (9.5')
- Width: 152.4 cm (5')
- Fallboard:Chickering/BOSTON/U.S.A.
- Other Information: Once owned by the town of Bedford NH. The sound
board has printed on it a medal suspended on a ribbon (like a military
decoration), below it is the name Chickering & Sons,with Boston U.S.A.
below that and the same scrolling as on the fallboard decal. To the left
of the medal is the exposition medallion with cherubs, and to its right
is a Napoleon medallion.
- Source: John and Linda Shea, New Boston NH, e-mail: PTNB@zootec.mv.com