Metzler Piano

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MrsSmith213
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Metzler Piano

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Hello! I am looking into buying a Metzler Baby Grand Piano. The number on the inside of the piano is M24122. Is there any way that I can get information about this piano? I was told that it was bought in London and only had one owner. Thank you for any help you can give!!
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Assuming that this is not Metzler, Berlin, the London Metzler firm began in the early 1800s, but if you have a "Metzler" from the 1900s, it is more likely to be a Cramer, as you can read at
http://pianogen.org/names.html

The serial number would not normally be preceded by M, this suggests a dealer's stock number. It might be from Morleys or some other M.
http://www.morleypianos.com/

Baby grands of the 1900s are almost impossible to date by appearance, as you can read at
http://pianogen.org/grand.html

Can you post photos of the whole piano, or email to me to post?
Piano History Centre
http://pianohistory.info
Email via my website.
If you find old references or links on this site to pianogen.org, they should refer to pianohistory.info
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