I have recently purchased this Francois Berden & Cie piano. These are all the identification symbols I can find on it. #950 / 3627 No 306 F-Coonen Exhibition Model Ebony and Gold. Could someone please assist me in identifying this piano, and the age, and history, or else please direct me to website. Thank you
Edwin
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BERDEN (Francois) & Co., Brussels, Belgium
1815 Established.
1840-1870 Serial number dates are published, suggesting that 3627 might be about 1846.
1851 Berden showed 3 cottage pianos at the Great Exhibition, catalogue number 174.
Circa 1890 Fcois. Berden piano #8,000 with 1204 on the action, which also has the names Offermans (Diricks), & J. Heylbroek Curdmens on the belly. I spent quite a time looking for the name Diricks, before realising that it is a place! Have a look at the Reports page at the link below.
BERDEN (Francois) & Co., Brussels, Belgium
1815 Established.
1840-1870 Serial number dates are published, suggesting that 3627 might be about 1846.
1851 Berden showed 3 cottage pianos at the Great Exhibition, catalogue number 174.
Circa 1890 Fcois. Berden piano #8,000 with 1204 on the action, which also has the names Offermans (Diricks), & J. Heylbroek Curdmens on the belly. I spent quite a time looking for the name Diricks, before realising that it is a place! Have a look at the Reports page at the link below.
Piano History Centre
http://pianohistory.info
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If you find old references or links on this site to pianogen.org, they should refer to pianohistory.info
http://pianohistory.info
Email via my website.
If you find old references or links on this site to pianogen.org, they should refer to pianohistory.info