I have a upright piano named Ritzmar est 1883

[Grah]

Any ideas please on the origin of this piano and approx year. Thankyou http://www.uk-piano.org/piano-forums/po ... e=post&f=2#

[Colin Nicholson]

The link you have provided only takes me to a new "post a reply"

To my knowledge, there is no piano makers name by the name of "Ritzmar", so unable to provide you with any info.

If you look at the recent post on the "meztler" piano, included within are some photos of the piano, this is a start. Your piano is likely to be a stencil piano, with a trade name or retailer's name on it, but not the original makers name. Millions of piano companies were established around the 1880's - so this tells me nothing. Photos please.

[Bill Kibby]

1938 Ritzmar piano #62,569 was perhaps made by Humphrey & Co. Ltd., London, and is mentioned in my appendix for the Musicians' Piano Atlas.

[Gill the Piano]

I tune a Ritzmar with a 1928 presentation plate, but I haven't got a note of the serial number. Don't know if that's of any help; I suspect not! Sorry...