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Thanks Colin for all that interestesting information. Yes, I think back around 1970, not long after my mother-in-law inherited the piano, the guy who tuned it for her did a some work on it. However, it appears through the history of the piano, that it has been well looked after by every family membe...

Ah, STOCK No. ... now I see it!

Thanks.

Bill Kibby wrote:I'd say that is some English dealer's stock number. The serial number seems clear and not in doubt, I just wish the published dates were more trustworthy!

Thanks Bill.

Bill Kibby wrote:You may have missed some detail on my previous post, because I was still editing it when you posted again.

Bill

Just some final pics of the markings (serial numbers): This is the serial number I sent - 7176. This is on the left side of the piano at the top. Just below there's another marking - Mock No. 205 (or Plock?) (enlarged picture below this one). Do you know what this refers to? IMG01796-20121117-1233.j...

Colin

A few more, and then I have two or three I'll send on the last post with interior markings:

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Marion

Hi Colin

Some interior pics:

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Marion

Colin Sorry it's take a few days, but we managed to get time today to open the front to take pictures of the interior and the keys. Here are the first pics of the keys. We noted two dates, which would have been tuning dates (I guess it's long overdue, although I know one date was skipped - was done ...

Thanks Bill.

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Marion

Hi Colin We have had the front panel off before. I'll get my hubby to remove it tomorrow night and take some pictures of that and the keys (which are still in immaculate condition) and upload them here. By the way, just a question sort of off this subject, what serial numbers did Carl Ecke use betwe...

The last of the photos of my Carl Ecke.

Just wanted to confirm, is this a walnut finish?

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Marion Ueckermann

Thanks Colin. That's so interesting. It's great to get so accurate an estimation on the date. Yep, it's easy to get the fingers mixed and type the wrong century :) Here are some of the photos of the piano. I'll upload the last 2 or 3 on a separate mail as it seems I've reached my quota. Regards Mari...

Thanks Colin for the info. Just to clarify however, did you mean the piano date suggested is between 1870 - 1875, or rather 1865-1870> If I do the calculation as you advised, then I come out at the piano being around 1867, ie.: 2600 divide 5 = approx. 520 pianos per year. Therefore: #6000 - 6520 = 1...

I have a Carl Ecke Berlin Upright piano which has been passed down as an heirloom through the family since it was originally purchase some hundred odd years ago. Some great grandfather many times removed bought it for his wife as a wedding gift. It came to South Africa by boat and was carted from Du...