History of Schumann Upright

[paustin]

I am interested in any historical information on an upright grand piano marked Schumann, which I bought from a previous owner 27 years ago, which owner had acquired the piano approximately 80 years ago (reportedly).

The piano bears a copper inlay of the manufacturers name in the key lid.

Keys are in Ivory.

The tuning board is of a solid metal.

The piano is made of solid wood.

A reference number 12094 is recorded on the top left handside inside the piano.

My interest is purely academic as I am quite attached to the piano and would like some insight to its history.

[Bill Kibby]

Which Schumann is this? Is there an address or town, or other details?

[paustin]

Where should I look to tell where the Schumann was manufactured?

It was imported into South Africa (I believe in the 1920/30s).

Would this be evident on the sound board?

(The piano also has a red key cover, with Schumann embrodiered on the cover)

Thank you for your help.

[Bill Kibby]

I'm sorry, there's no short answer to that one, I was hoping it said more than just "Schumann" on the front. Look inside the top of corse, but anywhere you can get to. Composers' names are very common as aliases in old pianos, in addition to the firms that are really called Schumann. The key cover tells us that this is the original name intended for the piano, but that doesn't guarantee that it is the name of a factory, or tell us which. See
http://www.uk-piano.org/piano-gen/piano ... iases.html