F.Doerner & Sohn, Stuttgart

[sirprize]

I've had to assess a large, very heavy and unusually deep upright of this marque which has to find another home within the next 2 weeks. This is about as solid an upright as I've ever come across. Serial in the 4000s. Unusual, ornately carved legs in a rustic style. Overstrung, underdamped. Probably hasn't had any renovatory work for several decades

Anyone cast any light on this maker and/or instrument?

[vernon]

Never come across one.

[chrisvenables]

If it's F Dorner with the umlaut (") above the o it's made by Frederick Dorner & Sohn and serial no. is 4000 ish then it is a genuine maker from Stuttgart, made around 1880.

Doubt whether it's worth spending much money on anything that old.