In early 1823, Chickering began his own business and sold his first creation, a Square Piano Forte, to James Bingham for $275.00. Within five years he had mastered every detail that went into making a piano and also developed improvements of his own. By age 20 Chickering moved to Boston and found employment in a piano-making establishment. Chickering successfully accomplished the task and realized this was the direction for his life’s work. In the early 1800s, there were very few American piano manufacturers. The piano was made in London and reportedly had once been owned by the daughter of King George III. The story starts in New Hampshire when a young cabinetmaker, Jonas Chickering, was asked to fix a locally owned piano that had fallen into disrepair. The Chickering Square Grand Piano sits in the corner of the Gold Parlor
However, the Chickering Square Grand Piano does have a unique and fascinating story to tell.
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After 185 years, the sounding board has dried and cracked and the strings are loose and brittle. Unfortunately, we have to tell them it no longer can be played. Noting its strange appearance, visitors have asked if it they can hear what it sounds like.
Today it sits silently in the corner of the Gold Parlor it’s melodious voice muted by the ravages of time.
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