inherited John Spencer & Coy

[cmayes73]

After a number of years of wanting a piano, we have been given one by a relocating friend. It is a John Spencer & Coy, IM number 22823. Could you tell me anything about the history of it?

It was retuned last year, and being a complete novice,I have no idea how often it needs retuning?

It has obviously been well used in the past, and hopefully will enable our young family to learn and have fun playing it.

[Colin Nicholson]

Recommended to be tuned every 6 months.

John Spencer the normal 'run of the mill' piano of that period,,,, but send some photos in case its something special.....

[Bill Kibby]

The number suggests that it was made in 1894, but we cannot tell you anything about the individual piano, we haven't seen it, and no original archive material is available.

As a rule of thumb, most pianos drop in pitch more in a year than they can safely be raised in one tuning, so 6 months is the usual recommendation. This will probably cost you something like £50 per tuning if you are in Britain.