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We are doing up a Bluthner grand aliquot 70000 ish (1906?). However, on the belly varnished over, it lists prizes at exhibitions up to 1929!
Was there some skullduggery about this?
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If you have a look about three-quarters of the way down my Exhibition page
http://www.pianohistory.info/exhibition.html
I say that when Bluthners reconditioned their own pianos, they renewed the labels, and therefore showed medals that were after the date of the piano.
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Bill Kibby
Thanks for the comprehensive reply.
You should charge everyone for the prodigiuos information you supply
bw Vernon ( letter in the post)
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If every visitor to my own website donated just one pound, we would have a proper museum building and much improved facilities for research within our own archives.
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If there is a name and number for the action makers, that might help to confirm the date.
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