Bluthner awards labels

[vernon]

We are doing up a Bluthner grand aliquot 70000 ish (1906?). However, on the belly varnished over, it lists prizes at exhibitions up to 1929!
Was there some skullduggery about this?

[Bill Kibby]

If you have a look about three-quarters of the way down my Exhibition page
http://www.pianohistory.info/exhibition.html
I say that when Bluthners reconditioned their own pianos, they renewed the labels, and therefore showed medals that were after the date of the piano.

[vernon]

Bill Kibby
Thanks for the comprehensive reply.
You should charge everyone for the prodigiuos information you supply
bw Vernon ( letter in the post)

[Bill Kibby]

If every visitor to my own website donated just one pound, we would have a proper museum building and much improved facilities for research within our own archives.

[Bill Kibby]

If there is a name and number for the action makers, that might help to confirm the date.