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by AussieAndrew
21 Mar 2012, 14:11
Forum: Piano History
Topic: John Broadwood and Sons baby grand piano
Replies: 6
Views: 10391

Re: John Broadwood and Sons baby grand piano

Thanks Bill.

Very interesting picture.

Definitely single overstrung on mine though.

Date according to the Broadwood website makes it sometime in 1916...
by AussieAndrew
21 Mar 2012, 11:26
Forum: Piano History
Topic: John Broadwood and Sons baby grand piano
Replies: 6
Views: 10391

Re: John Broadwood and Sons baby grand piano

It is overstrung (I now know what that means - never thought about it) but only once at D/ \Eb. I am interested in getting the correct year of manufacture, given the serial number list and the conflicting business name indications, though perhaps the list is the best indicator. It would be superb to...
by AussieAndrew
20 Mar 2012, 14:41
Forum: Piano History
Topic: John Broadwood and Sons baby grand piano
Replies: 6
Views: 10391

John Broadwood and Sons baby grand piano

Hello Forum. I am attempting to discover the age of my piano and I have a number of conflicting pieces of evidence. Having John Broadwood & Sons London is supposedly before 1900, but it has "french" style legs (two square posts with a timber separator/brace towards the bottom - picture...