Spencer piano 15094

[Bill Kibby]

Hi! I tuned a similar one the other day, with a number in the 14,000 range. The action was a late example of what is know as a Sticker Action, marked with the name of Brooks Ltd., although some Spencers of the period had better actions: Brooks became a limited company around 1891, so it is after that date: The Musicians' Piano Atlas, for which I wrote the appendix, lists Spencer numbers beginning at 25,000 in 1895, and proceeding at a thousand per year for some time. I have my doubts about these, since the firm was only established in 1883, but I could compile a report based on photos, or I can supply a booklet about the Spencer / Murdoch firms. See "Numbers" & "Datemarks" at
http://www.uk-piano.org/piano-gen/price ... story.html

[Bill Kibby]

Our knowledge of these numbers has increased substantially since this 2003 enquiry, and I would estimate the date of this piano at 1890.