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The guy who restored it was very impressed, he thought it one of the best uprights he'd seen (when restored) on a par with the best Vertigrands. A backhanded compliment possibly since most restorers detest Vertigrands, or working on them at any rate. Personally in general I think they're waffly old...

Ok, I've got the age of the piano now (and it does have the melbourne medal when I asked my mum). It is 1898. Contacted someone from pianoworld who researches piano ages. So it wasn't circa 1915, which when I thought about it was highly unlikely given the period in history. It doesn't look like a ne...

Glad to hear they aren't folding. Don't have much experience of modern pianos I'm afraid. My Grotrian Steinweg is very old, my mum got it in 1945. It is a 1873 'upright grand' and I wouldn't swap it for anything. A few years ago, when I was looking for a piano I couldn't find an upright to touch it ...

Thanks Bill. looks like the piano is older than we thought, I was originally thinking around 1915. I'm confused now with the three part lid as it says patented 1915 on it. This doesn't tally with the likely age of the piano. Also, I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has or knows anything about...

I am curious to find the model of my piano, and to learn a little about it. The serial number (2213) dates it to 1873. It is a huge upright (described as an 'upright grand') in a walnut case.

Ok,got some more information. The serial number is 13823. The name is spelt H. Wolfframm, but it also has the names Magazin & Contor in smaller type underneath. It also says I Preis Gorlitz 1885. Any of this any help?

A piano restorer I was speaking to recently said he'd heard that Grotrian Steinweg had become a victim of the credit crunch. :shock: Can't find any reference to this anywhere but I hope it's not true. I have a beautiful old upright of theirs that is one of the best pianos I've ever played, either up...

I forgot, yes it does say Dresden (all this is inside the piano, it has 'specially made for Archibald Ramsden London' on the front). It also has some plates referring to expositions on the inside. Will get more info and get back to you.

Thanks. As the piano is actually my mums and at her house, I can't get the serial number immediately, although I'll ask her when I phone her later. It was retailed originally from Ramsdens as his name is on the piano, so what you say about the lid is interesting. Never seen such a lid on any other p...

Hello. We have had a Wolframm grand in our family for about 60 years. It is a lovely instrument but I am struggling to find any information about the company, or anywhere where I can use the serial number to date it. It had a disk on the lid saying 'three part lid patent 1915'. I would love to know ...