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Robert Cocks & Co.
Robert Cocks & Compny (Yes that is how it is spelled)
To her most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria,
H. R. H. The Prince of Wales, &
His imperial Majesty the Emperor Napoleon III,
6, New Burlington ST. Regent ST. London, W.
& 4, Hanover Square, London.
I also found a number that was stamped on each part; 528. And one written inside below the stamped number; 2528. It is a burl wood upright with metal candle holders on each side. It is in good shape. Playable. I have pictures. I just wish to know if it is something special as it seems, or if it is just another old and beautiful piano. I am not looking to sell it. But I would like to know if it has any value. Please contact me right away if you have any info for me. Thank you, Scott USA
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Pianoforte manufacturers & music publishers
To her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria
& HRH the Prince of Wales
6, Burlington street. Regent st. London W
And 4, Hanover square London.
This is in India, and was owned by a British lady in Bangalore from whom my parents bought this Piano.
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as well as the notes on Cocks near the bottom of the page at
http://pianogen.org/archives.html
However, around 1902, Robert Cocks & Co. moved from New Burlington Street to Erard's old premises at 18 Great Marlborough Street, and this suggests that your piano was made before then. In 1904, Cocks & Augener were united under the name of Augener Ltd., and it is presumed that Cocks & Co. ceased to exist as such. Some Cocks pianos made around the 1890s had similar name transfers, but they also referred to Napoleon III, who died in 1873. It would still be helpful to me to know if there are any numbers written inside the top of the piano.
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Here are 3 photos taken of the internals of a Robert Cocks piano [colonial import] at a Hobart Salvation Army depo store [Op SHop] it looked so old I took some photos to send to a tuner friend of mine. Is it worth anything, or worth going back for?
Cheers Rosie
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To quote the main page on my own website, nobody anywhere can guess the value or condition of a piano without inspecting it on the spot, and checking how well it holds in tune, so your local tuner is the best person to ask about that. Here in Britain, where antique pianos are plentiful, unrestored ones have very little value, and I am offered several each year for nothing, just to rescue them from being scrapped. The most important factor deciding the value of a piano is not its name, but its condition, and the most important aspect of that is whether it holds in tune, because if it doesn't, repairs can cost over a thousand pounds, and this is usually more than an old piano is worth. Piano dealers don’t normally deal with antiques, and antiques dealers don’t know much about pianos.
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