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by strandomranger
12 Apr 2011, 18:15
Forum: Piano History
Topic: Brinsmead & Sons piano
Replies: 10
Views: 10260

Re: Brinsmead & Sons piano

Hi, believe me I would like to preserve it. Took a look inside it today, wires were very rusty as were the things that fasten them (showing my ignorance here!) Keys on the keyboard are uneven ....... not sure if that's a symptom of anything? There were two numbers under the lid, one on either side.....
by strandomranger
11 Apr 2011, 17:40
Forum: Piano History
Topic: Brinsmead & Sons piano
Replies: 10
Views: 10260

Re: Brinsmead & Sons piano

Thanks for the info/opinions. It's sad but it looks like the winning solution is to take an axe to the piano and take the iron to a scrap metal merchants. It seems such a shame. Like you say, this thing has a lot of history to it; you would think that some organisation or someone somewhere would wan...
by strandomranger
22 Mar 2011, 00:15
Forum: Piano History
Topic: Brinsmead & Sons piano
Replies: 10
Views: 10260

Brinsmead & Sons piano

Hi, An elderly relative has sadly passed away; among her possessions is a John Brinsmead & Sons Vertical Iron Frame piano. An auctioneer had a look around the place and said simply that nobody was interested in pianos! It seems a real shame to scrap it as a quick search on here reveals an intere...