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Photos of the Erard which bears the signature that might be Liszt's http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/7787/p1140357.jpg http://img852.imageshack.us/img852/9606/p1140360.jpg http://img858.imageshack.us/img858/5721/p1140364.jpg Photos of the historical piano collection of the same seller - all house...

Definitely so - the seller is a cultured man with great taste. If you heard his pianos!!!... Some very interesting material from Sam Haywood I guess. Re: Erard, the piano was purchased by its previous owner somewhere in or next to Sury aux Bois (next to Paris) and remained there beyond WW2. It seems...

That's true Colin. Thanks for your wishes. If you get information, I will appreciate greatly.

Unfortunately, I did not take any good photos of the case, keys etc. I am supposed to visit the piano in the coming days and will upload immediately. If I get the chance, I will photograph his other pianos. The owner of the said piano, a concert pianist, is so in love with historical pianos but he's...

I just received fresh information from the present owner: I bought it from a woman who was living in the Vosges of France. She attended a concert of mine in Sury aux Bois where I was playing an Erard, and she mentioned that she had one. She wanted to update to a modern piano, and so she was prepared...

I would have probably not put up this post if I were certain of the authenticity of the signature. Then again, I am not the owner of this piano as yet but intend to be whether the signature is authentic or not (agreed New Age & Pianolove). A word about the present owner: he is a concert pianist ...

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Thank you for your time and if any idea comes to mind, will be glad to evaluate it. I did the same with the signature and agree totally with your observations. It takes a man to stretch uncomfortably to get to the far side of the soundboard on the bass section, roughly to the middle of the piano. It...

Hi, I need your dear help. Do you know which are the serial numbers of the Erard pianos that Liszt signed? There is this Erard bearing serial 50641 and the signature on the soundboard is quite clear but whether it is authentic is another thing. If you could enlighten me on this I would greatly appre...