Ajello piano
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Re: Ajello piano
According to my records in the Pierce Piano Atlas book, Ajello & Sons were a company in their own right, based at:
Leestone Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, UK. (Est. 1862)
The action makers Schwander were a separate company who provided mechanisms for Ajello and other makers.
If the serial number is correct (according to how it is executed and correctly located on the piano/ font type etc) would suggest an earlier build date of around 1949 - 1950. Can only be confirmed by seeing a photo.
The serial number lists stopped in 1960 - #225660
The company also made the small "Michelle" and "Minette" piano
Bill may be able to expand on that.
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Re: Ajello piano
1). The published dates of serial numbers are for the Manchester firm.
2). Guiliano Ajello was a London maker a century ago.
3). Some of the mysteries of piano names are discussed at
http://www.pianohistory.info/names.html
On that page, I explain how firms like Cramer and Kemble took over many of the old piano names. Kembles made the modern "Ajello" pianos, but they told me their archives were lost in a fire.
If you want to search inside the piano for clues, have a look at
http://www.pianohistory.info/datemarks.html
It is usually very easy and quick to find the key-frame label in a modern Kemble or similar, and this may tell you the make or model. Unfortunately, most pianos have several numbers inside, and the most likely answer is a number preceded by K, inside the piano at keyboard level, on the left.
If you find it difficult to post photos here, you can just email them to me, and I will post them. Artificial key covering materials have been around since the 1860s, as explained at
http://www.pianohistory.info/miscellaneous.html
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
Re: Ajello piano
I remember them as very good
Any fool can make a piano-- it needs a tuner to put the music in it
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