I've no idea where to search for this information, and my friend said that pianos haven't evolved too much but i must say that this piano is from 1925. Of course, i'm not too much of a piano expert, but i'm not sure ifmy friend's totally right about that. I'm just curious because we're thinking about getting a 1925 chickering piano; however, without this information i can't be sure if this is the best choice. Thanks so much to anyone who comments.
Most pianos should be tuned twice a year assuming that the piano is played "moderately." If there is heavy use, coupled with dramatic climatic changes then tunings will take place more often. Currently, a full tuning to bring up an older neglected piano to a full note [scaling], runs around $100. And a minor tuneup which does not require raising of any scale, runs around $65.
On another note, we realize that the mere mention of an antique 1925 Chickering Grand piano will stir a purchaser to want to purchase it, even assuming that the piano has undergone major restoration, i.e., new strings, replacement of the action, installation of new felts and hammer, etc. But we have to come to the realization that the Chickering Grand piano circa 1925 originally suffered from a poor piano action which pales to the advances made to date by Yamaha, in particular, when you are looking for the best piano action in order to bring out the full tonal range of a grand piano.
Nevertheless, the 1925 Chickering Grand poses as a major piece of furniture, if that is what you want. Given any exposure to any number of more modern piano actions, i.e., Renner, Schwander [sp?], Steinway Accelerated and Yamaha modified Renner, you should place your money into investing and acquiring a fairly new but used Yamaha C2 which sells between $8,000 to $9,000.
Good luck!