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Gill, thank you so much for pointing me to Lucy Coad. Her website is really impressive. I'll contact her. Bill, thank you for all of your assistance. "Circa 1835" was my guess. I mainly based that on info from Makers of the Piano Volume 2 1820-1860 by Martha Novak Clinkscale. #1641 is the ...

Thank you so much for the information, Bill.

I have done a bit of research on this piano. I am hoping to confirm some conclusions.

Do you think it is safe to say that this piano was definitely made after 1832, as it is a "Collard & Collard Late Clementi, Collard, & Collard"?

Can anyone tell me the year this piano was made? Its number is #1641. Thank you!

Hello Bill, The number on the piano at the Queen Emma Museum is actually 2061 and not 6021. There are photos of the piano at the following links: http://s3-media3.ak.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/nComhDVzd0aChzKNXFeoig/l.jpg http://oldhousehistory.com/files/2010/04/march-2010_img_19.jpg and video of it here: h...

Hello Bill, Thank you for your response. The Queen Emma Museum has two pianos on display. One is a square piano made by Clementi, Collard, and Collard and the other is a small grand made by Emil Ascherberg. Also, Queen Emma did not write "Aloha Oe." That was Queen Liliuokalani. According t...

I would be very grateful for any biographical information on Emil Ascherberg, but I am particularly interested in learning approximately what year he began producing pianos.

Thank you!