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or even http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/7242022 .

intriguingly - again! - putting " 'suttons sole agents' piano " into google brings back a couple of Australian archived newspapers (1897, 1901). http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/88973593 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/10557380 then putting in Suttons and Lindahl (mentioned ...

I'll have a look around, but surely any removable parts of the case won't be original, as they'll have been replaced when the piano was streamlined?

many thanks again

here's that potential cut off serial number

It is based in the south of england. I may have found - on the inner side wall - the remnants of the serial number. Could be where the shoulders have been shortened slightly, as it looks like bottoms of a number of digits. Can't tell which digits they are, but they're not on the other side wall. I'l...

Gosh yes. Intriguing. Never knew it could be done. No wonder I can't find a serial number - it's presumably in the bit they might have cut off to make it smaller... it would appear to still be a SuS though, and I'm guessing it's not too bad a customisation as the Bottom board still fits where it's s...

Hi Bill

Got some photos if they'll help - even more intrigued now to be honest...

thinking about it - the fact the pencil on the back says No 1596 surely implies it's a British mark and not the original German?

Still can't find a serial number inside though...


many thanks again

it's not inconceivable as it's copper plate writing, but the maker's mark on the front of the piano is definitely the same as this http://www.german-pianos.net/database/dt00008112/eb_00008112_1600_03.jpg and the internal logo is the same as this http://www.piano-reisberg.de/pics/569131109414370942.j...

sorry - forgot to say thanks!

it was the sole number I could find inside; there didn't appear to be anything else stamped anywhere unfortunately.

I'll try and take some photos tonight; having had a quick look around I've not seen anything else on line like it.

hi Usual question I'm afraid. We inherited a Schiedmayer & Soehne upright piano recently. Looks art deco to me; completely plain front etc. Trying to find out some history behind it, so took it apart and found " 1596 " stamped onto one of the struts inside. Looking online, this is noth...