Methven of London

[Bill Kibby]

Because of the enormous reputation of the London makers, scottish firms had great trouble convincing people to buy local pianos, so they would sometimes have a London address simply for the convenience of being able to put London on the pianos! I have no trace so far of a real firm of that name in London.

Methven Simpson & Co. moved from 122 Nethergate, Dundee to 22 Reform Street around 1905, and became a limited company. They remained there for many years, so the address doesn't help us with the date of the piano. Any further clues will be hidden inside the piano, see
http://www.uk-piano.org/piano-gen/datem ... ianos.html