Minipiano Evestaff Pianette

[sotminc]

I recentlly aquired a "Minipiano" Evestaff Pianette by Harman, Peck & Co. On the front has two small crowns and the words "As used by H.R.H Princess Ingrid of Sweden and by Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose of York" under each respectivelly. Anyone knows what this means? Is this a special edition piano?
Alvaro de la Cerda
Tracy, CA U.S.A.

[Barrie Heaton]

They just supplied pianos to the Royal Family most UK manufactures held the Royal warrant at some time Broadwood have it at present see

http://www.uk-piano.org/history/eavestaff.html
for Eavestaff

and

http://www.royalwarrant.org/
about Royal warrants

Barrie,

[Bill Kibby]

I wouldn't agree with Barrie that "most" UK makers had a royal warrant, they were much more special than that, but when they obtained one, they shouted the information from the rooftops! Please, PLEASE let's get this "Special Limited Edition" idea out of the way. The Eavestaff Minipiano was sold in great numbers in the USA, through Hardman Peck. I can supply booklets on Eavestaff, and on Royal Warrants, through the PianoGen website...

[Bill Kibby]

I'm grateful to The Royal Warrant Holders’ Association for a copy of an 1897 List of Her Majesty’s Warrant Holders from the Lord Chamberlain’s Department, which includes the following Pianoforte Makers:
Bechstein (Carl F.W.) 40 Wigmore Street, W.
Broadwood (John) & Sons 33 Gt. Pulteney Street, W.
Erard (S. & P.) 18 Gt. Marlborough Street, W.
Imhof & Mukle 110 New Oxford Street, W.C.
Marr, Wood & Co. 218 Union Street, Aberdeen.
Steinway & Sons 15 & 17 Lower Seymour Street, W.

[sotminc]

Thank you very much for the information. It is nice and important to know the history of each good instrument. I really apprecited.
Alvaro de la Cerda
Tracy, CA

[Bill Kibby]

Gill Green tells me that a german maker also produced small upright pianos with tuning under the keyboard. Can anyone shed any further light on these?

[Bill Kibby]

I am trying to get some correlation between the number under the keyboard, inside the tuning flap, and the one inside the back, on the soundboard. Can you tell me both?