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Keyboard - keys are the same thing the tops are ivory the fronts are maple inserts, the maple will have been carved into steps just pure decoration

Barrie,

My new pianio will not arrive until May and I am curious. I have seen the Aliquot strings on Bluthner grands but it is the double duplex I cannot really visualise Barry Well first your new piano has not got Duplex Scaling Double duplex scaling this could be a terminology problem here A piano string...

45133 would be c1911

Barrie,

Well the piano has been there for 6 months if is it still for sale make them an offer

Barrie

This is a more informative but again the problem with reviews that try to cover a subject as complex as pianos they will always be controversial to some and spot on to others

http://www.pianosonline.co.uk/pol/org.p ... ge/Reviews

Barrie

I hope your hero was well off as grands were not cheep A grand dated 1812 Serial number 5835 compass 6 octave C to C, Length 249 “ Spanish Mahanoy with boxwood inlayed stringing and crossovers with figured maple keyboard A grand dated 1817 Serial number 7023 compass 6 octave C to C, Length 249 “ Ros...

I smiled when I looked at that list a Danemann ** and a Eavestaff Mini *** how anyone can rate a Eavestaff Mini better that a Danemann they made some nice pianos and a Baldwin the same as a Knight !!!

He must tune some funny pianos down south

Barrie,

That is it the big problem finding a second-hand Bosendorfer 130 CL piano at a price you can afford and at a place you can go and view and play it, you could put an ad in pianos wanted

You could try making Piano Workshop an offer I would go and try it you may love it

Barrei,

Well in 1817 it would probably be Mahogany with walnut inlay the reason is that is was cheep because Mahogany was used as ballast on ships returning from the far east so it was plentifully, the piano would have been a square piano the compass will have been 5 octave F to F

Barrie,

First off that site is this site .The early published numbers are out You say your piano says Cavendish Square In 1870 they were at Cavendish Square. London. They also became John Brinsmead and Sons in 1870 you also say medal awarded 1862 so it is going to be after 1862 However, if it is a John Brin...

See
http://www.uk-piano.org/history/brinsmead.html

Barrie,

The original post has been removed at the request of the poster There are quite a few Russells 2 in the UK and about 4 in the US but I have not come across a Russell & Russell. James Russell UK pianos date back to 1800 Clinkscale lists a square piano dated 1810 –20 number 2323 5.5 Octaves Bill ...

They were made by Foster Armstrong who were themselves taken over by Aeolian America Co

Do you have the serial number

Barrie,

The Irmler piano is to Bluthner as is the Boston is to Steinway. The ones I have looked at were very good for the price range some of the finishes you can have on the uprights were very good for the price. One fault I did find on some of the grands was the bass treble change over was noticeable Howe...

The taller the piano the better the bass we coved this in http://www.uk-piano.org/piano-forums/viewtopic.php?t=327 However, when you are taking secondhand some of the rules tend to go out of the window. I have seen small pianos with better basses than some large ones all depends on the age as Bass s...

Myself I prefer a Bosendorfer uprights over a Steinway any day, Piano Workshop also advertise it on this site as well

http://www.uk-piano.org/pianos-for-sale ... siteid=138

and it comes with a 5 year guarantee.

Barrie,

My feeling is that there must be many great pianos lying dormant in people's homes, that are not used or appreciated, even god forbid a nearly new steinway or bosendorfer gathering the dust for which a dealer would offer a derisory sum for cash. The best place to pick up a cheep Steinways are schoo...

You can not judge a piano by name alone the piano need to be looked at by a tuner before you part with any money, it is just like me asking a mechanic in the Nova Scotia is this Morris car in the UK worth buying I don’t know when it was made but the outside is in mint condition He or she probably ha...

If you don’t like Yamahas then you will not be happy with a Kawai, Bostons are made by Kawai for Steinway the tone is a little softer that a Kawai or Yamahas The top of the range of Schimmel are nice but pricey, Bluthners start at 15,000 for the uprights but again they are nice a visit to the Bluthn...

Bill Kibby wrote:The number suggests 1964. Press www then press "Number"...

I know you mean press the www button below and then the number button on your website but I wonder if a person visiting for the first time would get it

Barrie,

Hi Barry - Thanks for your quick response. Unfortunately, I do not know the serial number. I was trying to get information on when the studio grands were made. I thought it to be 1920-30's. ? I would try Ron Burry on the PTG web site he may know www.ptg,org or try to get hold of this guy Jack Green...

They were established in 1869 in New York in 1997 the company moved to Berlin Ohio the Berlin factory closed in1 985 Kimble made them after that

Do you have the serial number

Barrie,

Where do I locate its patent number? ..... Not all pianos have patent and not all manufactures placed the numbers on the piano – is there a particular reason for asking. The American patent office is the first place to start However, not all patents were placed in company’s name some times one of t...

Even if you divide the numbers by 12 you still have know what month they used for the start of the year, not all makers use the same month Kemble is Jan, Woodchester was April and Welmar if I remember right was December – the end of accounting year may be a good place to start but that info is not t...

Your piano was made in 1925 as to parts any supply house will have parts that will fit click on the link to the left “Piano Parts” at the bottom of the page there are some supply house that will deal with the general public in the USA

Barrie,

The Kemble Classic is 1985 going off the serial number which would make it a very good buy they are only 85 notes but that in not important to start off with I have quite a few on my round for the size of piano the bass is not to bad. I would get a tuner to have a look at it but normally they are fi...

Young Chang pianos are not bad if the piano has not been tuning in 6 years it will take a few tunings to get it back in to shape could be as many as 6 depending how well it was looked after before the 6 years neglect As to the touch a lot can be done with a grand and the stiff touch could be because...

Piano in general appreciate in value to a point, good quality ones more. However, they seldom over take the price of a new one, unless they have a pedigree. (some one who was famous owned the piano) As to becoming antiques 100 year old pianos are not uncommon in the UK the magic date is c1840, piano...

The trick is to use anti static dusters, no spray polishes or creams at all as most contain silicon which dulls polyester over time if you get little sticky fingers then a burly damp cloth.

Enjoy your new piano

Barrie,

According to Pierce they were est in 1847 but no location if you send some photos of the inside and outside to Bill he will give you an approximate date

Barrie,

The serial number on the Eavestaff Pianette mini piano is 116688. Still looking for someone who can tell me it's age and something about it. First Please do not send me private messages about piano history With the number you have provided this would put the date at c1949 as to info on your piano y...

We had this problem in the UK folk were buying pianos and then looking at the SN and complaining to the dealer that the pianos were 5 years old, all the UK manufactures including Yamaha UK(I use to look after Yamaha UK website till 1999) asked me to remove SN form their websites some only wanted 10 ...

The UK market has never worked on 50% and I don’t think the US ever did, the most discount you will see in the UK on Yamahas is 30% at a push 31% from the RRP but you see that 30% discount is cheaper that some of the high street shop buy them for – in fact I know one shop who buys his pianos from a ...

That all depends where you live – in today’s market most dealers have cut the price down to the bone (because of the internet and heavy discounting by the bulk buyers) and if you think about it 25% mark-up is not a lot when you have to stock 20 30 pianos and some of the expensive ones can stand ther...

If you were in the UK and you were buying a new piano and you was sold a second-hand one the dealer would be in big trouble with trading standards, as I understand the US have similar laws. Certain models of Yamaha are made in different country’s Not many piano players buy out of the box as you may ...

:? Thank you for your reply. The dealer is a reputable one and does sell new Yamahas and encouraged us to buy the polished black if going for new as he said they were totally built in Japan. Yes the black ones were but I think that has changed or is changing new polyester plant However, all the Yam...

If it is a Eavestaff Mini Piano it will be a 6 digit number stamped on the sound board Eavestaff made a few models but the Sn were stamped on the soundboard

Barrie,

Serial Number would help and if you register you would know if some one had replied

Barrie,

Thomas wrote: Would I also be correct in believing it to be made out of oak?
Thomas

They did make case parts out of solid oak on some I have seen you would not get that today.

Barrie,

:? We are in a quandry: We planned to buy a secondand Yamaha U1 for about 2500 GBP (which seems to be the going rate for about 1970-80 vintage). I have seen them cheaper but don’t get one older than 1975 We found a good example at a local dealer who then offered us a brand new U1 for 3700 GBP. Is i...

A serial number is useful to have when trying to date a piano Take of the bottom panel off and you will find it stamped in the sound board.

Take a look at
http://www.uk-piano.org/history/eavestaff.html

click on the button Eavestaff Mini Piano

Barrie,

The piano needs tuning

I don't quite know what Bluthner's got to do with it Barrie, Nothing….. I was just replying to the second para that manufactures don’t keep end of sale records with the exception of Bluthners and Early Broadwood that were sold from the London. However, if the piano was acquired from a shop in the s...

Is there anyway to find out the history of this piano? Or who originally purchased it? Thanks!!!! Sorry No...... There is only one manufacture that I know who keeps the sort of information and that is Bluthner and if the piano was acquired in Germany before 1946 all records were lost in the war. Ho...

Age 1957
Value aks your local tuner

Barrie,

Na the Kawai K25 is more e like the Yamaha T116 the Kawai K50 is the closest to a U1 and it is 49” not 50” in height. It is not just the string length that makes a nice sound in a piano there are a lot of factors I would not put Petrof in the hand made section (but that all depends on what you call ...

Late 1902 or early 1903 depending on the time of year the numbers run from

Barrie,

Interesting the number you have given would place it at c1889 (1885 = 27000, 1890 = 32000 ) according to Pierce. Yet the patent dates were in the 1890's on the piano. Julius Bauer Pianos were made by Wurlitzer from 1930 to 1938 they also had shop in Crosley Opera House before 1871. Their first addre...

They are both good midrange pianos Yamaha is better known However, Kawai is getting there, their co-operation with Steinway to make Bostons had done them a lot of good with regards to their quality control. The Kawai concert grand is nicer than the Yamaha but that is only what I have read and been t...

The company was based in Georgia some of their piano were made by Story & Clark
Serial numbers started at 1885 = 10212 and finish at 1895 12160 for the list of Story & Clark Serial numbers see here http://www.qrsmusic.com/storyandclark/serialnum.htm

Barrie,

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