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The serial number is normally inked onto the iron plate in the front somewhere near the tuning pins. It looks like your piano has been rebuilt at some point since everything looks too shiny inside to be original. If this is the case, they may have painted over the serial #. The serial # will likely ...

I forgot to mention that the number you found is what we call the case number. Since the cabinet and other parts of the piano often travel on different paths in the factory, a number is stamped on them to keep everything matching. The number is different than the serial number because the serial num...

This piano looks like it used to be a reproducing (player) grand...most likely an Ampico system from my memory. I've worked on a few of these. The double legs are the clue...almost all reproducers had double legs to hide the mechanism. If you crawl underneath you will possibly see evidence of a remo...

A couple more interesting things about this piano...it has no sustain pedal or knee-lever. The sustain mechanism consists of two hand operated levers for the bass and treble, respectively with no way of coupling them together other than pulling them at the same time. Is this typical of this era for ...

I recently inspected a Longman & Broderip square piano built by Thomas Culliford in 1785. It is in good playing condition, having been carefully restored about 20 years ago. Can anyone point me in a direction where I might learn more about Mr. Culliford? Thanks!