Heintzman Piano

[Bill Kibby]

The number suggests hat your piano was made around 1883, but numbers are not always that simple. See

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

[Bill Kibby]

You're absolutely right, 1909, I missed a digit! The websites only quote the books anyway, and the books often get it wrong.

[davidatthepoint]

Heintzman & Co have their own website with a section on dates and serial #s, and yes 1909 it is.
I have a question about a piano I have been given. It is a small upright, Burling & Burling, ser # 14471. I can find a little on the company but not the #. It is a very interesting piano, all wood frame, no plate, 85 keys. The sharps are round at the end and the whites are cut out in a radius to accommodate them, not square-cut as most keys are.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
David

[spingirl]

Hi, sorry David at the point - dont have anything useful to add, Im new here
Lydia, I have a Heintzman & co piano serial 2543! The Heintzman & co website is briliant, had a look last night. Its strange how I ended up with this piano - only received it yesterday. The piano belonged to my husbands family when he was growing up, when they moved they sold it to a second hand shop, where it was bought by my cousin and her husband! They are emigrating to Canada and didnt want to take it so gave it to us!!
It was meant to be ours I always wanted a piano.
I was wondering if anyone could solve the mystery as to why London is printed underneath Heintzman & co?
I couldnt find any info regarding this on the website and reading into the history of the company, there is no mention of manufacturing in the UK - even now?!
Can anyone shed any light here?
Thanks

[Bill Kibby]

"London" means London, Ontario, Canada. The Burling enquiry will be lost in this thread, you'd get better results if you start a new posting for Burling, or email me. No numbers are published, rounded sharps are quite common in late victorian pianos.

[spingirl]

Thanks Bill, never even considered London in Canada!