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So,did Hopkinson buy the hammer action in Berlin?
Similar today,with Renner action...
Can I've more notices about Hopkinson factory please?
Thank you very much.
Bye.

It would be interesting to know the Lexow number if you ever come across it, because the piano seems to be 1895, and that may help us date other early Lexow actions. I'm very happy to help you through my piano. Well,the Lexow number: http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/8690/lexowqo5.th.jpg Before Le...

tuna wrote:What?!
Petrof? Dream?
More of a nightmare i'd say.....

It's only your opinion and it is off topic.

Bye

Thanks a lot of Bill. I love my Hopkinson, my first piano. The hammer action is Lexow, Berlin, very very beautiful mechanism. About the Lexow's serial numer I don't remember. Bye.

Hi Bill Kibby and thanks lot of for your reply. I found his name (H.W.Charsley) in the last key, near leads, laterally. Here,there are two single shot,about Harmston and whole piano: http://img138.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hopkinson1tc1.jpg http://img398.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hopkinson2bs0.jpg...

Hi guys. I have a J & J Hopkinson upright piano, serial number 51905, about 1895. I tried to restore it, cleaning ivory keys, mechanic, hammers. The piano maker is H.W. Charsley - (I supposed Henry William Charsley) - see here: http://family.charsley.org.uk/individual.php?pid=I86&ged=charsle...

Hi guy. I buyed this Petrof of 1963: http://it.geocities.com/enricopiano18/Petrof.html Now,my dream is real :) Here there are two links to my Petrof's video: http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=wBMAPUmqIRE http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=VYH6mIuLKeg&feature=related Do you like the restoring of my room i...