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- by Bill Kibby
- 24 Jul 2003, 23:57
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: C. E. Little & Sons, London
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10853
Charles Edwin Little
Yes, I certainly have some information on file. Up to 1914, Little made 25,000 instruments bearing his own or other names, so #27011 should be after 1914. A piano #31,071 by Little is dated 1922, so 6,000 numbers in 6 years, but being wartime, we can only guess that it may have been around 1916. Fur...
- by Bill Kibby
- 21 Jul 2003, 17:07
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Graves & Sons
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6854
Graves / Little
I can't help you with selling the piano, but may be able to give some clues to its age. Leytonstone is quite near where I was born, and this may be the same shop which Berry Pianos took over, and I worked in occasionally. William Graves is not on my lists for 1894 or 1911, but does appear in 1899. H...
- by Bill Kibby
- 20 Jul 2003, 10:36
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Franz Geser
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9098
- by Bill Kibby
- 16 Jul 2003, 22:40
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Beardmore & Sons piano
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7097
Beardmore
Mike's piano was H. Beardmore, manufactured expressly for J.D. Cuthbertson & Co., 226-230 Sauchiehall St., Glasgow. I have general lists of London piano firms for every decade. There was a Beard, and a Beardwell, but there is no reference to Beardmore. The most likely explanation is that it was ...
- by Bill Kibby
- 14 Jul 2003, 20:31
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Hillier Piano Company
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5810
Hillier
Most piano names are not on the net. Is this E. Hiller, or James Hillier?
- by Bill Kibby
- 14 Jul 2003, 20:28
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Blankenstein
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10882
Blankenstein piano
Blankenstein numbers are not reliable, because there are three sets, and they can be very confusing. Rough dates: 1880 ----------------- 12,400 1890 ----------------- 19,000 1901 12,000 --------- 27,900 ------- 5,400 1906 16,000 1914 ---------- "Over 30,000 sold" 1920 23,000 1930 29,000 --...
- by Bill Kibby
- 11 Jul 2003, 01:06
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Square piano?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 14190
Broadwood square
I'd have to check, but I thought they made squares later than that. However, I don't follow the point about 1840, they were making them long before then, and supplied royalty in the 1700s. It would be interesting to see the photos, if you could email any to my address.
- by Bill Kibby
- 11 Jul 2003, 01:02
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Irving Piano?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7805
- by Bill Kibby
- 10 Jul 2003, 10:06
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Witton, Witton & Co London Est 1838
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11944
- by Bill Kibby
- 10 Jul 2003, 09:57
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Square piano?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 14190
Square piano?
I presume that what you are describing is a "Square Piano", actually shaped like a rectangular table with a keyboard let into the longer side. We are familiar nowadays with upright and grand pianos, but in victorian times, there were also square pianos made in vast quantities, popular with...
- by Bill Kibby
- 03 Jul 2003, 00:30
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Chepstow piano
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8110
Chepstow / Fraserson
I have tuned Chepstow London pianos occasionally, from round about the 1920s, but have no information ready on computer, nor on Fraserson. I'll see what I can find.
- by Bill Kibby
- 03 Jul 2003, 00:26
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Spencer piano 25954
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8350
Spencer
No, actually I said that the date was unlikely, but see the post anyway!
- by Bill Kibby
- 03 Jul 2003, 00:25
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: John Ellis piano
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13814
Ellis
Yes, I have tuned a few John Ellis pianos over the years, from around 1900-1910, including one owned by a John Ellis, unrelated to the maker. They described their address as London, but Upton Park was not in London then, so they don't show up in London lists! They were established in 1888, and I hav...
- by Bill Kibby
- 25 Jun 2003, 19:12
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Koneztny Piano
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5589
- by Bill Kibby
- 25 Jun 2003, 19:07
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: G.Ehrbar Berlin piano
- Replies: 5
- Views: 15702
Ehrbar
Numbers are no help with this name. The one I saw years ago was also around the 1880s, but unless there are datemarks inside, the only thing I could do is compile a report on design and approximate age from photos. It would be interesting to see pictures anyway, to my email address, especially inter...
- by Bill Kibby
- 24 Jun 2003, 15:05
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Bollinger?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9441
Bollinger
"Musique Adreses Universel" (1928) lists the following:
Bollinger-Leard Music Co., Muskogee.
Bollinger Piano Co., Oskaloosa.
H. Bollinger, Little Rock.
H.G. Bollinger, 423 Garrison Avenue, Fort Smith. Pianos, Instruments, Gramophones, Music.
Bollinger-Leard Music Co., Muskogee.
Bollinger Piano Co., Oskaloosa.
H. Bollinger, Little Rock.
H.G. Bollinger, 423 Garrison Avenue, Fort Smith. Pianos, Instruments, Gramophones, Music.
- by Bill Kibby
- 24 Jun 2003, 10:18
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Eavestaff Pianette "Minipiano"
- Replies: 24
- Views: 48123
- by Bill Kibby
- 24 Jun 2003, 10:13
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Eavestaff Pianette "Minipiano"
- Replies: 24
- Views: 48123
Eavestaff
"All the same stuff" has to be there to make it work, but the precise layout depends which Eavestaff mini we're talking about, there were several models including 1934 and 1969. The strings have to be shorter if there is no space!
- by Bill Kibby
- 22 Jun 2003, 23:49
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Bollinger?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9441
Bollinger
Sorry, I have very little first-hand experience of pianos from that side of the ocean.
- by Bill Kibby
- 22 Jun 2003, 23:47
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Green & Marsh
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6467
Green & Marsh
Yes, I have some brief notes on Green & Marsh, and they were around Swindon from at least 1899 to 1928, but all I have so far are dates of addresses, although I can compile a report based on photos via the PianoGen website.
- by Bill Kibby
- 22 Jun 2003, 15:21
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Arthur Allison piano
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15696
Allison
By all means send photos to my email address. I can also supply a booklet about the Allison firms, or compile a report from detailed photos.
- by Bill Kibby
- 22 Jun 2003, 09:53
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Arthur Allison piano
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15696
Allison
It's a difficult problem to avoid, because even if you were english, you wouldn't necessarily know all the technical terms. In this case, the keys are the notes, a fairly international way of describing them (clef in french etc.) and the bottom key is the lowest note - the one on the left-hand end. ...
- by Bill Kibby
- 21 Jun 2003, 13:56
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Vatin &co., Bruxelles.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 12095
Vatin
Sorry, I can't find anything on Vatin so far, but you might like to look at Booklets\ Datemarks on the PianoGen website. Are you sure about the spelling?
- by Bill Kibby
- 21 Jun 2003, 13:52
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Arthur Allison piano
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15696
It's worth remembering that some of the serial numbers on pianos made by the various Allison firms don't conform to the published numbers. I can supply a booklet through the PianoGen website, or compile a report based on photos. See also the items on Booklets\Datemarks and Booklets\Numbers. Some of ...
- by Bill Kibby
- 20 Jun 2003, 18:59
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Murdoch, Murdoch & Co. piano
- Replies: 9
- Views: 25569
- by Bill Kibby
- 20 Jun 2003, 18:55
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: G.Ehrbar Berlin piano
- Replies: 5
- Views: 15702
- by Bill Kibby
- 20 Jun 2003, 11:59
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Eavestaff Pianette "Minipiano"
- Replies: 24
- Views: 48123
Eavestaff Mini
We have assumed that this is the original 1934-style minipiano, Eavestaffs made various other models. I have historical notes, pictures and old ads on file. Valuation of a piano is impossible without on-the-spot inspection. Have a look at
http://pianogen.org/Archives.html
http://pianogen.org/Archives.html
- by Bill Kibby
- 20 Jun 2003, 11:56
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Crane & Sons piano
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13670
Crane
Crane & Sons were unable to help me with information some years ago, but I have some fragmentary information. As Barrie said, the pianos seem to have been made by several factories, so numbers don't help, unless the piano's action has a make and number. I can compile a report from photos.
- by Bill Kibby
- 20 Jun 2003, 11:52
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: G.Ehrbar Berlin piano
- Replies: 5
- Views: 15702
Ehrbar
Ignoring the Viennese firm, I used to tune an Ehbar (Berlin) piano, but was unable to find anything in my files, so although it was genuinely german, it may have been an alias. See Booklets\Aliases on the PianoGen website. The item there on Numbers may also help if the piano's action has a maker's n...
- by Bill Kibby
- 20 Jun 2003, 11:22
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Murdoch, Murdoch & Co. piano
- Replies: 9
- Views: 25569
Murdoch
Hi! Valuation is impossible without on-the-spot inspection. You asked about the Murdoch firm: They were a huge retail firm which took over the Spencer piano factory at the end of the 19th century. By 1914, they were listed as J.G.Murdoch & Co. Ltd. but the 1915 July issue of The Connoisseur incl...
- by Bill Kibby
- 19 Jun 2003, 10:10
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Attfield, London, Est.1799
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6915
Cary
Hi! I have nothing ready on computer about the name Attfield, London so far, and I doubt that they existed in 1799, but I'll see what I can find in card and paper files. Cary is on file, mainly in the early 1900s, and what happened sometimes is that firms would buy in pianos from a London wholesale ...
- by Bill Kibby
- 19 Jun 2003, 10:06
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Chappell piano - 1929?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6261
- by Bill Kibby
- 16 Jun 2003, 11:30
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: Spencer piano 15094
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11915
Hi! I tuned a similar one the other day, with a number in the 14,000 range. The action was a late example of what is know as a Sticker Action, marked with the name of Brooks Ltd., although some Spencers of the period had better actions: Brooks became a limited company around 1891, so it is after tha...
- by Bill Kibby
- 15 Jun 2003, 09:42
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: T.G.Payne-London
- Replies: 4
- Views: 14031
- by Bill Kibby
- 11 Jun 2003, 16:44
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: George Brysson Piano
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10646
- by Bill Kibby
- 10 Jun 2003, 20:40
- Forum: Piano History
- Topic: George Brysson Piano
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10646
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