Aucher Freres

[mchav]

Hello, I have an Aucher Freres Modele No1, serial no 13762. I've been told it's c1850. Is this correct. Not sure if this is the technical term but it has a wooden backing (instead of metal) and therefore, the sound can never be as refined as more modern pinos.

[Bill Kibby]

The short answer is no, the published dates of Aucher numbers are nonsense. I can find no evidence that any of them are right, they start before the firm was established, and I have never found a definite reliable date for an Aucher piano, but my estimate of this number would be 1874. If you could post some images here, or email to me, I may be able to tell you more. If you find any dates inside, do please let me know. Oddly, the only model I seem to hear about is Model 1. Have a look at the Aucher numbers at
http://pianogen.org/numbers.html

[Bill Kibby]

Here is Michelle's photo of the Aucher pianino #13762, which I estimate at 1874. I hope to have more info on Aucher numbers at pianogen.org in the near future.