Squire & Longson Piano - The Cremona - Bronze Price

Post by **Bill Kibby** » 11 Feb 2006, 23:58

Cremona was a name used by Squire & Longson and by others. The firm received a bronze medal (prize not price) at the 1885 International Inventions Exhibition, and this would be mentioned on hundreds or thousands of their pianos after that date. No original archives survive for this make. See
http://www.uk-piano.org/piano-gen/piano ... tions.html

PianoGuy · Post by **PianoGuy** » 15 Feb 2006, 22:08

I have a feeling that the Squire & Longson Cremona model was designed by Alfred Knight. Could this be correct, Bill?

PG

Post by **Bill Kibby** » 15 Feb 2006, 22:57

Alfie is a bit too modern for my active research, but the Cremona was shown in 1885, around the time of the Brinsmead Cremona, and I seem to remember that they shared an address.