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I have just received the following mail from Smiths in Southport: Hi Clive Thanks for your email We are indeed the same James Smith & Son ( Music Sellers ) Ltd who traded at Lord St Liverpool The company was founded in 1825 and was taken over by my Great Grandfather Ernest Sidney Wright in 1912....

I was in touch with a Canadian friend of mine yesterday, and it made me think about three great-uncles of mine, who were piano tuners in Brighton. The oldest brother, George Jepson, was born in 1893 and became blind in childhood following an accident. He attended the Royal Normal College and learned...

Thank you Bill. I see there is a company of the same name still trading in Southport, who call themselves "music sellers". I have written to them to see if they have any records from the period.

I have just acquired a Broadwood upright. According to the serial number on the frame (66704) it would appear to date from the late 1880s. Below the plaque for John Broadwood and Sons (underneath the lid) is a second plaque for James Smith & Sons, 76 & 74 Lord Street, Liverpool. I have check...