Collard & Collard

[annac100]

I have just purchased a piano, please can you advise of the history of it? The Piano is an upright piano and says Collard and Collard London then underneath that it says Canterbury's 56 & 57 (the rest I can hardly make out as plate inside is slightly damage but it starts with Wyl then something and I think the remainder is Shrewbury and the lid of the piano keys there are two numbers one of which is 740 and the other is SR JG 361.

I would appreciate it if you could advise of the history and year of the piano.

Thanks

Anna

[Bill Kibby]

It may help you if you read through my comments on Collard numbers at
http://www.uk-piano.org/piano-gen/piano ... mbers.html

The serial number would be much longer, and does not guarantee that we can date it, but have a look at
http://www.uk-piano.org/piano-gen/datem ... ianos.html

I will see if I can find any reference to Canterbury's.