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They weren't in Cavendish Square itself, they were at 4 Wigmore Street, Cavendish Square. Up to the 1850s, the various squares were used to give an indication of where a street was in London.

The number suggests that it was made around 1893, but original archives are difficult to access. I can quote for printing a general booklet on Erards, or supply a report based on photos for twenty pounds.

1886 is our first list covering Chesterfield, and White is not listed. By 1894 Joseph White is at Chesterfield. By 1899 J. White & Sons. 1914 White & Sons. By 1928 they are listed as White’s (Music) Ltd. 1936 White’s Music Ltd. Your piano appears to be after the first world war, press Datema...

Could you narrow it down a bit and tell me where this particuar Chesterfield is in the world, or even where you are?

The number suggests that it was made in 1896, but you need a more local source.

William Squire was at Euston and Holborn in the 1840s, William Squire junior was later, established 1881 in London NW. It would be interesting to see photos, especially if it is the earlier Squire, but no dates of numbers are available.

I can't see any latin there, and NIPPON GAKKI is not Yamaha, as I understand it, it means MADE IN JAPAN. Other than that, I can't help, I am not involved in the modern retail trade.

Etheringtons certainly claimed to have been established in 1792, but I have been unable to verify their existence before 1886. They remained at Hill Stree until at least 1928, were at Red Lion Street by 1936, and gone by 1938. They were dealers, and it is unlikely that they actually made the pianos.

The serial number would be in five figures, and unfortunately, the fact that it is a baby grand doesn't help me to tell you any more. Their archives were lost in the 1964 fire. See the Archives page of the pianogen website...

Bent made his first piano in 1889, and this one was probably made by Crown in 1910. Other than that, you need a local source.

On reflection, the tiny amount of information that is published is confused and contradictory, so you really need a source in the US.

The "& sons" name began in 1870, and the "coins" are medal which Brinsmead pianos received at various exhibitions, see
http://www.uk-piano.org/piano-gen/piano ... tions.html

The piano was made after the last date shown, and the number suggests 1919...

The number suggests that it was made in 1914, but very few pianos get to be famous!

It's me again! I'm already dealing with this through the PianoGen site.

Definitely after about 1889! Schwander weren't always the high-class name they became, and they made some weird and awful actions in the 1800s, even when they were making good grand actions for Bechstein etc.. If you look in the bottom of the piano, follow the strings all the way down, I imagine you...

If the action (the working parts of the notes) was made by Schwander, it should have a number on the rear, which can be dated.

The firm didn't become "& sons" until about 1889, and the number suggests somewhere around 1893, although their dates of early numbers were lost in a fire. I can supply a general booklet on the Eavestaff firm, or a report based on photos. Ivory keys are not unusual...

THE ORIGINAL ENQUIRY HAS BEEN LOST FROM THIS STRING OF POSTS. Van Gruisen & Son were at 27 Bold Street, Liverpool from at least 1886 to 1936, and had added 29 Bold Street by 1894. I have no evidence that they actually made pianos, although they agents for Neidermayer pianos around 1900. Serial n...

Skop was around between at least 1911 and 1928, but I have no detailed information, apart from some serial number dates. These suggest a date before 1915, but like various other Vienna firms, I do not have access to local history information, and no archives are known to survive. It would be interes...

The reference to the appointment is a general thing, not just for this particular piano. I can supply information on Cramer, or on royal appointments, but I don't have any dealings with the mechanical side of things...

Spencers supplied a piano to the princess around 1902, and mentioned on all their pianos after that, for some years. The number suggests that yours was made around 1908. I can quote for a general booklet on Spencer if you are interested...

No original archives are available, but 85 notes was the usual for bitish and european pianos for a very long time. The number is too high for a London Erard, and suggests about 1896, not 1882. See my Numbers page...

Try a book called "Downright Upright - A History of the Canadian Piano Industry" by Wayne Kelly. ISBN 0-920474-60-8 published in 1991

Hi! Apart from the fact that C.L. Thomas is said to have begun in Hamilton in the year 1832, I can find no other information, and being based in the UK, I am not well placed to look it up. It would be interesting to see photos if you could email some, and I may be able to tell you more from them.

POhotos may help, but datemarks are the main hope, read the appropriate page on my website...

Yes, I wish there was a chellspeckr on this oftswear to pick up some of my telling terrors.

If you were to spell the name correctly, you would find lots of information on the net, including a number of entries in this forum. I can supply a printed booklet on Eavestaff, or compile a report based on photos. Press www or email or type pianogen in the address bar.

Helen Mckillop emailed from Gosport: "I noticed in your question page someone wished information on their piano which was marked Murdoch Mckillop.” Helen says... 1903 The firm was founded by my great-grandfather E. Mckillop, at 202 Sauchiehall Sreet, Glasgow. Details of the shop’s opening can b...

I have emailed my response to this matter to you, as I did to your cousin. There is certainly solid information if one accepts it, and a modern handwritten label is no proof of anything.

There is very little published about Neufeld, but if the action (the working parts of the notes) has a maker's name and number on it, this may give us the date. If you want to email photos to me, type pianogen in the address bar, or press www below.

It sounds like you've checked the piano thoroughly, and there are many pianos of different which don't have a number visible. If you removed the action (the working parts of the notes) there may have been a name and number for the action maker on the rear. Look at my "Datemarks" page by pr...

All I can tell you is that in 1928, Kroger was a maker of pianos and harmoniums, at 20 Schultzestrasse, Elmshorn. He doesn't seem to appear in most textbooks, and I've never seen one of his pianos.

Read Barrie's notes at the top of the forum, then press www below, and read "Appraisal"...

No dates of serial numbers are available, and the name was used for a long period, including 1914-1938. I could tell more from photos. Press www below, and read "Datemarks".

They were at Hackney Road somewhere between 1859-1879, and certainly 1863-1870, but they also had premises at Temple Street, which was off Hackney Road, for a longer period. Dates of numbers are not available, can you email any photos? Press www below, and read "Datemarks".

The Waddington firm was established in York, Yorkshire, 1838, and I can supply a printed booklet for five pounds via the PianoGen website. They became a limited company around the 1914-18 war. I'll see what I can find on the Beaumont company.

Are there any numbers on these Neumeyer pianos of yours?

I don't think it is quite that cut and dried, Light-Newton & Bradbury allegedly followed Bradbury's serial numbers for the perios 1851-1860, which would seem to rule out 1850, but this one would suggest about 1841, and the published information is confused, misspelt and contradictory. If you wou...

The number suggests 1946. If you email me or press www below, I can quote for a general booklet on the firm.

The number can be dated, and may be easily visible inside the top. As to whether it's worth repairing, you'll have to ask your tuner. Most piano names are not listed on the net, but this is a UK site.

I'm glad I saved your scene, email me if you need any specifics about 1812 pianos or whatever. The piano makers brought their art to London when they fled from the Seven Years War, just as George III was coming to the throne. Can't help with the music history questions though, not my field.

I was a bit confiused there, I've only just dealt with an enquiry about a piano maker called van Winkle! I have no information about the first pianos in India or China, but the first piano in Japan was a William Rolfe square piano, around 1830. As recently as 1977, Beethoven's music was still banned...

The "Make or Topic" should be "Windsor" otherwise people won't be able to find it. Windsor is popular as an alias on pianos because of its royal connections, but the name was also used by Montgomery-Ward, Chicago, Illinois. Speaking as an ex-Benfleet man, Berrys were in Southend,...

I deal with over twenty thousand piano names, and most are not listed on the internet. I can tell you that Hoffman was there in 1928, but otherwise, his history is muddled up with all the other firms called Haufmann or Hofmann in various spellings.

As I understand it, Hime & Addison were dealers in Manchester around a hundred years ago, and Paish was a dealer in Torquay. Ex-player pianos are not uncommon, but usually very large and deep, because of the large empty space inside! The Hime & Addison sales that I have come across were too ...

You ask about tuners, but don't say where in the world you are. If you are in East Anglia, press www below, or email. You obviously had a tuner's report, and someone has to be there on the spot, to answer your questions. It is always advisable to get more than one opinion.

I have nothing ready on computer about this particular Weston yet, but I'll see what I can find. You might like to read the datemarks page. Numbers are no use with this name. It would be helpful if you could email some photos.

Broadwood is the oldest and most famous british maker, and there are lots of Cottage Grands around. What kind of information do you seek? I can supply a booklet about Broadwoods, or they can search for details of the original sale. Is your date based on a number, or is the date marked somewhere? It ...

Soundboards are almost always wooden, "birdcage" is an american term for the overdamper actions which were normal everyday things in London for a very long time. Kirkman was a famous maker, and anyone trained at his factory would be proud to advertise "from Kirkman & Son". I ...

You can press www below, or type "pianogen" in the address bar, or press email on my items in this forum. Barratt & Robinson showed pianos at the Paris Exposition, 1878, and received an Honourable Mention for them, so they included this information on ALL their pianos for many years. S...

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