H. Hicks & son

Dacil · Post by **Dacil** » 30 May 2004, 02:24

Hi! My family have this piano and they want to sell it. Please I need some information about it. All I know is:
H. Hicks & son
New Kent Road
Is it a good maker? How old the piano could be?
Thanks

Post by **Bill Kibby** » 30 May 2004, 10:01

Henry Hicks' firm was established in 1870, became Hicks and Son around 1899, and became Hicks & Son Ltd. around 1905. How good? That's a difficult question to answer, and the present condition is more important, but I'd say they were average commercial pianos. I can supply a booklet giving some old letterheads, warranties, etc..

Dacil · Post by **Dacil** » 30 May 2004, 10:47

Is it any help if I tell you the serial number?
it's 28898

Post by **Bill Kibby** » 30 May 2004, 16:45

I have some dates, yours should be around 1926, but see the Numbers page on my website...

jgdoke · Post by **jgdoke** » 30 Jun 2006, 03:11

My upright has a Sn# of 21737

Can you date that for me???

Many thanks

John

jgdoke · Post by **jgdoke** » 06 Jul 2006, 15:23

You mention to look at your web site. can you provide the url please?

Many many thanks

Post by **Barrie Heaton** » 06 Jul 2006, 16:55

jgdoke wrote:You mention to look at your web site. can you provide the url please?

Many many thanks

http://www.uk-piano.org/piano-gen/index.html

Post by **Bill Kibby** » 08 Jul 2006, 23:03

The number suggests about 1924.

l4taylor · Post by **l4taylor** » 09 May 2007, 13:50

Hi there,

I have a piano with a iron frame inside with is a Hicks & Sons - Number 43633. Do you have a date for this piano?

I am also now about to recieve a Hansen Piano Upright. Is this a popular piano?

Regards,

Lee

Post by **Bill Kibby** » 09 May 2007, 19:22

The number suggests about 1931. I have no experience of Hansen pianos.

l4taylor · Post by **l4taylor** » 12 May 2007, 20:38

Hi again...

that piano I told you I was getting today -

It is a Hansons 23605 - (thats the number I took off the side of the first white key) Does this mean anything to you. If you have an email addy, I would love to send a pic. Its not a full size upright - it isn't as high as my other piano. Def needs tuning since its just climbed several flights of stairs! sounds terrible....tuner coming soon!

Well let me know if you know what it is - prob worth 50p to a wood scrap dealer, ha ha

Cheers,

Lee

l4taylor · Post by **l4taylor** » 13 May 2007, 17:06

Hi there,

Have just spent the last 4 hours cleaning the piano up. Took it apart - took all the keyd off, washed everything - got rid of what looks like 20 years of dust - it looks spanking clean now. The casing needs some work, but other that that, its a fine piano. It is def more of a modern upright. Probaby 1970-1980

Mike79 · Post by **Mike79** » 11 Mar 2021, 13:18

I have a henry hicks upright iron grand piano serial no 23792 can u tell me wot year it is pls

Post by **Bill Kibby** » 11 Mar 2021, 21:21

No reliable dates are available for most Hicks serial numbers, so although I think it is around 1962, I can't prove it. Have a look at
http://www.pianohistory.info/datemarks.html

bepipasq@gmail.com · Post by **bepipasq@gmail.com** » 30 Apr 2022, 10:52

Hi! I have this piano and i will know some information about it. All I know is:
H. Hicks & son
serial number 10235 as in photo number 3
attachments 3 photos
Thanks
Bepipasq
Venice - Italy

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