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by darkroom000
22 Dec 2012, 15:13
Forum: Piano History
Topic: Square piano Meincke Meyer?
Replies: 14
Views: 16741

Re: Square piano Meincke Meyer?

Here are the links to the photo galleries. Any opinions? Square piano: https://picasaweb.google.com/organphotos/101D5100# Secretaire organ: https://picasaweb.google.com/organphotos/101D510002# Mark McMahan email = organphotos@gmail.com Web page for these objects https://sites.google.com/site/secreta...
by darkroom000
20 Jun 2010, 15:22
Forum: Piano History
Topic: Square piano Meincke Meyer?
Replies: 14
Views: 16741

Re: Square piano

We have removed the name board, no holes, marks or inscriptions. I removed a key and photographed it, I will post those later. While discussing this with the owner, who is from Holland, and is also a Baron, he had an interesting theory concerning the blank name board. He said that since the Berthout...
by darkroom000
19 Jun 2010, 13:13
Forum: Piano History
Topic: Square piano Meincke Meyer?
Replies: 14
Views: 16741

Re: Square piano

Thank-you for your opinions. Having started with a knowledge level of zero, I am beginning to find this quite interesting. As I have said in the past, "If I knew what I was doing, I would be finished by now." Any information is welcome. We are removing the name board this morning to shot s...
by darkroom000
16 Jun 2010, 16:45
Forum: Piano History
Topic: Square piano Meincke Meyer?
Replies: 14
Views: 16741

Re: Square piano

Thank-you for your thoughts on this matter. Concerning the Bach Portrait: It is simply one of the four items I am helping the owner sell, there is no connection to the piano other than that. The portrait is well known around the world and is usually referred to as "Bach portrait number five&quo...
by darkroom000
14 Jun 2010, 16:02
Forum: Piano History
Topic: Square piano Meincke Meyer?
Replies: 14
Views: 16741

Square piano Meincke Meyer?

I can not find a name or serial number on this six octave square piano. It was purchased in Amsterdam in 1927. My research leads me to Meincke Meyer, 1795. Photos at of the piano are at - https://sites.google.com/site/secretaireorgan/home. Any opinion would be welcome. Thanks Mark McMahan Birmingham...