Chickering Quarter Grand 122
Complete restoration with custom case finish.
As in all my pianos, this piano’s sound has been refined in my extensive tone regulation process.
Details
- Custom designed case; color stained satin finish mahogany top and legs, contrasting with hand rubbed high polish jet black trim details, and matte solid body color.
- The color and subtle texture contrasts make this instrument an inviting instrument to enjoy visually. It will compliment a living room or chamber venue.
- The sound sparkles, with a tone which has little noise and plenty of sustain. Nicely balanced bass, tenor and treble registers. A comfortable sized sound which will not overwhelm a living space, and will blend beautifully when played in chamber ensembles.
- Bass and Tenor register create a fullness that one would only expect in a 6′ or larger instrument. This piano does not have the tubby tenor bass sound usually associated with small grands.
- Fast responsive touch; optimized action geometry.
- Strings rescaled and optimized; allows clean transparent tunings.
- New Sitka Spruce soundboard, custom rib crowned soundboard; very responsive board designed to survive New England’s tough piano climate.
- New laminated and optimized bridge roots and old growth quarter sawn rock maple caps.
- Ronsen/Bacon felt custom hammers, new shanks.
- Completely restored repinned action, all new brass whippen flanges, and custom aluminum whippen rail.
- High end mineral composite key tops, keys beautifully resized and uniformly spaced to tight tolerances.
- Delignit pinblock.
- Grandt bass strings.
