Methven, London

Wendell Cline · Post by **Wendell Cline** » 14 Jan 2007, 19:35

i have a up right piano the only thing i know about this piano is what it say on the inside of the cover for the keys it has methven loundon murdoch 19 high street kings lynn i do not know whear to look for any other info any info would help

Post by **Bill Kibby** » 15 Jan 2007, 01:27

Because of the enormous reputation of the London makers, Scottish firms had great trouble convincing people to buy local pianos, so they would sometimes have a London address simply for the convenience of being able to put London on the pianos! Methven Simpson were a Scottish firm, but Murdochs were dealers with branches all over the UK, including Kings Lynn. Have a look at the Datemarks link at pianogen.org