cgrau I stand corrected! After these posts I've now become a big fan of the Dubrovniks...
Some Board & Piece Combinations
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Sep 9, 2015
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#44
cgrau wrote:
Natural/Brown Drueke set on Drueke Walnut and Maple board. Not as much contrast as with black pieces, but more than with the Sheesham Dubrovnik depicted above.
Ref: post #14
Interesting... I have always identified these as Lardy chessmen.
Sep 9, 2015
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#45
verylate wrote:
The Lardy set is shown in posts 30-32. Note the tapered bishop's mitre, the rather narrow cut in the mitre, and the shallow but broad "ashtray" crenellations on the rooks. That's the set I loved when I was a teenager. My wood set is a Lardy knockoff in boxwood and sheesham. I love it, but if I were going to get another set, i would probably try to get a dubrovnik. gotta love GNMike's vintage set and table
Thanks, the two sets are so close...
The bishop is the only piece that I noticed an obvious difference. The other differences are too subtle to notice in these images for someone that is not familiar with the sets.
Sep 9, 2015
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#46
kenardi wrote:
cgrau wrote:
Natural/Brown Drueke set on Drueke Walnut and Maple board. Not as much contrast as with black pieces, but more than with the Sheesham Dubrovnik depicted above.
Ref: post #14
Interesting... I have always identified these as Lardy chessmen.
You're right. They are Lardy. Brain-fa**.
Sep 9, 2015
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#47
kenardi wrote:
verylate wrote:
The Lardy set is shown in posts 30-32. Note the tapered bishop's mitre, the rather narrow cut in the mitre, and the shallow but broad "ashtray" crenellations on the rooks. That's the set I loved when I was a teenager. My wood set is a Lardy knockoff in boxwood and sheesham. I love it, but if I were going to get another set, i would probably try to get a dubrovnik. gotta love GNMike's vintage set and table
Thanks, the two sets are so close...
The bishop is the only piece that I noticed an obvious difference. The other differences are too subtle to notice in these images for someone that is not familiar with the sets.
They're both Lardy sets, and I knew that when I mistakenly identified the dark brown one as Drueke. There is noticeable variation in the Lardy bishops just as there is among their knights.
Sep 9, 2015
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#48
I just received a question about one of the abbreviations I used.
- OS = Original Staunton
- CB = Chess Bazaar
- HOS = House of Staunton.
Sorry about that.
Sep 9, 2015
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#49
cgrau wrote:
kenardi wrote:
verylate wrote:
The Lardy set is shown in posts 30-32. Note the tapered bishop's mitre, the rather narrow cut in the mitre, and the shallow but broad "ashtray" crenellations on the rooks. That's the set I loved when I was a teenager. My wood set is a Lardy knockoff in boxwood and sheesham. I love it, but if I were going to get another set, i would probably try to get a dubrovnik. gotta love GNMike's vintage set and table
Thanks, the two sets are so close...
The bishop is the only piece that I noticed an obvious difference. The other differences are too subtle to notice in these images for someone that is not familiar with the sets.
They're both Lardy sets, and I knew that when I mistakenly identified the dark brown one as Drueke. There is noticeable variation in the Lardy bishops just as there is among their knights.
Thanks for clearing that up. Thinking one thing typing another... Brain not attached... gets me all the time too.
Sep 9, 2015
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#50
cgrau wrote:
Another thread begun by Rsava asked what boards would go best with his boxwood and ebony pieces. Here are a few different combinations I pulled off my photostream...
Boxwood and ebonized HOS Mechanics Institute set on HOS Rosewood/Sycamore/Mahogany frame board.
Ref: post # 1
I like that Mechanics set too.
Sep 9, 2015
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#51
kenardi wrote:
Ref: post # 1 I like that Mechanics set too.
I really like playing with that set. So much heft. Expecially those rooks. The dowdy queens and cartoonish knights. Just a lot of fun. According to House of Staunton, "These Chessmen are an exact reproduction of the Chessmen that were produced by the Mechanics Institute in 1916 for a simultaneous exhibition by World Champion GM Jose Raul Capablanca..."
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Sep 9, 2015
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#54
That is an absolutely gorgeous setup. I would love to have that setup, ready to play at any time.
Beautiful set and board Chuck, thanks for the pic!
cgrau wrote:
I really like playing with that (Mechanics Institute) set. So much heft. Expecially those rooks. The dowdy queens and cartoonish knights. Just a lot of fun. According to House of Staunton, "These Chessmen are an exact reproduction of the Chessmen that were produced by the Mechanics Institute in 1916 for a simultaneous exhibition by World Champion GM Jose Raul Capablanca..."
Chuck,
I have this set, and love it!. It's a solid, simple design that could probably survive a nuclear blast -- great fun to play with.
Your right about those "cartoon" knights. One day, in a fit of whimsy, I decided they needed that certain "something" to complete the effect. As they say, "the eyes have it."
For those not familiar with this set, here's what a non-whimsical knight looks like.
EDIT: This set was originally designed and made by a member of the Mechanics Institute Chess Club in San Francisco for a simultaneous exhibition by Capablanca in 1913. Funny how the knights of this set, designed for an event with "Cappy-blanca", should resemble a South American capybara, the world's biggest rodent.
cgrau wrote:
OMG, Lou! Do they roll their eyes when you move them to the wrong square?
Sadly no, but they do become more of an animated cartoon.
P.S. I got the wobbly eyes at Michaels Craft Store
cgrau wrote:
Tonight's addition... HOS Antiqued BCC set on vintage Drueke board...
Chuck, here's a pic of a circa 1890-1910 BCC 4" set that I though might be of interest to collectors. Set shown with vintage circa 1930s Koopman clock on my chess table with 2.5" squares. I will post a separate thread with more pics of the original BCC set.
Cgrau - I know what you mean about matchy matchy with the Dubrovnik and Drueke yet the combination seems to still have that 'something else' factor. For some reason though I feel the drueke board is somewhat surpassed when the Dubrovnik is set on the green and white vinyl board! Probably because of all the Fischer pics...
It looked pretty good on the Dubrovnik tables, too.
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/the-1950-dubrovnik-olympiad-chess-tables-where-are-they-now
And on GNM's vintage table.
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/maple-and-walnut-chess-table-with-vintage-dubrovnik-set