Chickering

Biography

In discussing the petty rivalries among the strong personalities of the piano trade, the author notes that Chickering 'opposed the overstrung system for years because Steinway advocated it,' presented as a parallel to the earlier-mentioned alliance of Pleyel and Broadwood against Erard. The passage frames this as evidence that these industry leaders were driven as much by personal feeling as by pure engineering judgment. No further biographical detail is given here.

Highlights

• Said to have opposed the overstrung scale system for years.
• His opposition is attributed to the fact that Steinway advocated the system.

Source

Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911).

Public domain.