Van Gruisen, Liverpool
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Van Gruisen, Liverpool
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Re: Grandmother's piano - HELP!
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Could you give us all the EXACT wording that is on the piano, and any numbers etc. you can see by opening the top.
I am not great at guessing woods, and to be honest, a lot of pianos have faked grains polished to cover up a variety of different timbers. I wish the internet had a good reference source for recognising wood grains!
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There may be dates inside the piano, see
http://pianohistory.info/datemarks.html
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Re: Van Gruisen, Liverpool
Found in database of Reed Organ Society (International):
VAN GRUISEN, N.L. rue St. Honoré, Paris, 1855 and 1867. Organ builders, piano-forte, American harmonium, and musical manufactors and importers. Also listed in Liverpool, England, probably a sales office, at the following addresses: 21 Paradise St. and 15 Bold St. in 1855, 17 Bold St. in 1856, warehouse at 21 Canning St. in 1870, and 27-29 Bold St. in 1867 & 1882.[/i]
So it looks like made between 1856-1867. Is that what you think?
Still would love to find out about wood...maybe I will email the Reed Society?

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I am surprised if it is old as 1867. Bord made some very similar, such as
http://boulzicourt.olx.fr/piano-droit-b ... id-8711301
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Re: Van Gruisen, Liverpool
I will try to do some work to this piano.
Photo link 1
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5_fEU ... sp=sharing
Photo link 2
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5_fEU ... sp=sharing
Photo link 3
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5_fEU ... sp=sharing
Photo link 4
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5_fEU ... sp=sharing
Photo link 5
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I have never worked on a piano before. This one was almost thrown on the burn pile..
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