Arthur Allison & Co. Piano

[Barrie Heaton]

Serial Number would help and if you register you would know if some one had replied

Barrie,

[Bill Kibby]

I have lots of information on the Allison firms, and I can quote for printing a booklet, but as far as your own piano is concerned, photos would be useful. Press www below. I'll see what I can find about the supplier. You say the number is written in 3 places, but you don't say what it is.

[Nonnii]

I also have an Arthur Allison piano...she's a gorgeous specimen!! Her serial number is 39598. When I take the front part off that hides the hammers, the numbers 598 are on the panels. I'm assuming this was so when it was shipped to Australia the parts weren't mixed up with other pianos part?

Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone can give me an idea of how old my gorgeous girl is? I know she was imported by W.H. Palling because it says that on the board above the keys under the key cover.

Thank you!!

[Bill Kibby]

If you have a look at the Numbers page at my website, you'll see that the numbers published for "Allison" don't work on all the different Allison pianos. Also there, it is explained that the removable case parts are often marked with the last three digits of the main number, to keep them together in the factory. Arthur Allison & Co. piano #35,795 is dated 3/5/07 on the keys, as described on my Datemarks page.

[vernon]

Bill
My Dad worked at Allisons in the First World War time and he told me I think that there was some sort of strike and they were locked out and the Firm shut. Does that add up at all?

[Bill Kibby]

All I can tell you is that in 1929, Chappell & Co. bought out Allison pianos, and Collard & Collard. They Allison firms were certainly combined by 1914, but kept going.

[Gill the Piano]

Vernon, there was certainly a piano workers strike in 1920 over wages.

[vernon]

Gill the Piano
That must have been it then. Thanks for that