John Broadwood & Son

[balandins2]

Hi! I have John Broadwood & Son piano,but i don't know nothing about this piano,i want know history about this piano. This piano's number is 84373. Can somebody help me with this? I had more pictures but i can't add,because one is maximum.

[Colin Nicholson]

The word "piano" is not enough here - although it looks like a grand piano?

Is it a grand piano or upright? square? ......?
Please download some more photos - the whole piano, not just the lid - click on a new post per photo.

Broadwood made several different kinds of piano, and each design had separate serial numbers (to date it).... we also prefer to see the numbers #84373 to verify if its the serial number or not. (The other post you sent starting with 1 *** is not a serial number - no records of these stamped numbers)

They also made:- Squares, cottage grands, semi grands, grands & full bicha, cabinet pianos and Boudoir grands etc

[Bill Kibby]

See also the posting for Howlett.

[balandins2]

Here is more photos!

[balandins2]

Here's the number!

[balandins2]

This was in side piano! It looks like signature!

[Bill Kibby]

I'm sorry I was confused by what I thought were two separate enquiries. There is nothing strange about Howlett selling a Broadwod, putting his name on it, and the serial number suggests that it was made in 1894.

[balandins2]

Thanks for that!
How much of this pianos was made in that year?

[Bill Kibby]

I have no answer for that question, they got through over a thousand serial numbers per year, but that does not prove that a thousand were made. It is a fairly ordinary Broadwood of the period.

[Colin Nicholson]

As a rough guide (and may be contradicted) - Broadwood made around 6,600 upright pianos between the years 1884 - 1898.... there is no record of "how many per year" until after 1932.

1884 - #80001
1898 - #86600

Assuming they made this many pianos within 14 years, it is estimated they made around 471 pianos per year (between 1884 - 1898) - however, of course, they may have made more pianos one year, and less pianos another year. However there seemed to be an overlap of 5 years for the next set of serial numbers?

so from 1893 - serial number #86601 is recorded.... so its quite confusing!
So perhaps it would be best to say between 400 - 500 uprights made per year.... thats a rough guess.