Mand Coblenz, how old is it?

[gmk]

I have a Coblenz piano, serial number 55540. Anyone know how old it is?

[Bill Kibby]

Coblenz is not a piano maker's name, it's a town in Germany. The only well-known makers I can think of from Coblenz are Mand, and also Knauss, and this is higher than any numbers I know of for Knauss, perhaps it is Mand 1915? If you can upload some images here, or email them to me, I may be able to tell you more. Most pianos have several numbers inside, so have a look for others.

[gmk]

It's Mand, and only number inside is 55540.

[Bill Kibby]

That should be 1915 then.

[vernon]

Why wasn't he in the trenches then? 1915!!
One of the delights of Bil'ls forum is seeing the names of pianos one's never encountered in a lifetime.

[LEZ]

Hi Guys,
How did you go with this post?
I have a Carl Mand Coblenz serial number 52423, I to would like to know what age it could be. I'm assuming 1920's

[Dieter]

51,000 = 1910 and
54,000 = 1913.
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