Carl Strauss or Strauff & Co.

[bernie]

Hi,

I have a piano which i do not know anything about it or how old it is the maker is Carl Strauff & Co I would say it is quite old I would be delighted if somebody knew something about the maker as I can find nothing on the internet about it

[Bill Kibby]

This appears to be yet another german-sounding alias applied to a London piano. Examples from around 1900 to 1925 are definitely London-made pianos. Their numbers were around 5500 in 1900. See
http://www.uk-piano.org/piano-gen/datem ... ianos.html

[bernie]

Hi have searched for a seriel number on my piano and I found 3 numbers the first one was embedded in the middle of the iron frame this number was MB11. The second was on the wood which was 58277 and a D which looked back to front. The Third was on the frame at the bottom which was 032-4. Would any of these numbers suggest the age of my Piano Carl Strauffe & Co
Many thanks

[Bill Kibby]

No dates of serial numbers are available for any of the different spellings you have mentioned.

[bernie]

I have found the seriel number on my Carl Strauffe & Co Piano which is 931 have you any idea how old this is.

Bernie

[Bill Kibby]

As I have already explained, no dates of serial numbers are available.

[Jeff Akoi]

Hi Guys, i've got a Carl Strauss & C.o piano, seems that's quite old...
its a upright one... serial number 41885
i just want to know if's there many of these around?
i just started a full restauration on mine..
my phonenumber is 07540276416 if anybody wants to talk about it...
or please email me. jeff_cyberone@hotmail.com
thanks

[Bill Kibby]

There are plenty around, but they are getting old, and some are untuneable now. They appear to be London pianos with German actions. Have a look at

http://www.uk-piano.org/piano-gen/datem ... ianos.html

[athomik]

The name is likely to be "Strauss", rather than "Strauff". Strauss is a pretty common German name and, in old German script, an "s" does look like an "f".

[GeorgiaYun]

Hi guys,

i am thinking of getting a Carl Strauss Berlin. From all the posts above (or below?), I am not sure if this meant the piano was actually made in Germany?

Also, has anyone played it or heard the sound of this piano. I wonder what it is like after fully restored.

Thanks.

[Bill Kibby]

The ones I have seen were cheap London-style pianos of about a century ago, with German actions. Tone and touch are a matter of personal taste, these are not to my taste.