Bentley

zeus81 · Post by **zeus81** » 07 Apr 2007, 14:07

My grandma left me a small piano, it's a Bentley upright, serial number I think is 68369. It also has a patent application number on it 21430 if thats any help. had a look at the bentley serial numbers and it does not appear to be there. Shed some light on this please?

Post by **Bill Kibby** » 07 Apr 2007, 15:41

The number suggests 1950, but have a look at the Numbers link at pianogen.org

zeus81 · Post by **zeus81** » 08 Apr 2007, 00:19

May i ask how you came up with that age?

I could not find any information on the web page.

Post by **Bill Kibby** » 08 Apr 2007, 00:23

Books, a variety of "Piano Atlases" which probably all quote each other. I have also been able to confirm many Bentley number dates by looking inside the pianos. Have a look at the Datemarks link at pianogen.org

PianoGuy · Post by **PianoGuy** » 14 Apr 2007, 19:43

Take the fall off (the bit of casework covering the keys with the "Bentley" name on it) and then carefully lift out the bottom key. If you're uneasy about doing it, get your tuner to do it next time he visits.

Bentley's always wrote the exact date of completion on the side of the key in pencil.

No mystery!