[pianotech] Broadwood cottage upright

[David Boyce]

Ah Giuseppi,

How kind you are to cut me slack: an it please my lord, cut quantities 
as copious as may please you withal.

I left my Piano Atlas in the home of a client two weeks ago, and having 
had a week sucked out of my life for jury duty, have not had time to 
retrieve it.  I told the customer that it looked to me like an 1870s 
piano.  HOWEVER, gentles all, when I got home I checked the serial 
number, 62361, on www.broadwood.co.uk, a site as official as it gets, 
and came up with the 1886 date, since 60250 is dated as 1885.

I was fairly negative about having any work done on the piano when I 
went to appraise it, and I will confirm this view, having thought about 
it, in an email to the owner.  The piano is a perfect fourth low in 
pitch, and though the (oblong, yuk )pins seem reasonably tight, the 
strings are pretty rusty.  The original action cloth covering the heads 
of the capstan screws has in the past been replaced (all but the end 
half dozen) with a baize material that has in turn worn through.

All in all, it hardly seems worth attempting to do anything with this 
piano which is about twice the age a piano should live, especially one 
like this.

Best regards,

David.


> Since the Broadwood serial number system is so screwed up, I'll cut you a
> bit of slack on the dating of this instrument.<G> With all the "features"
> you've described and photoed. I will say, that that is a piano, (P.O.S.)
> from the late 1860's to early 1870's! I will say, it's nice to know that
> you have to contend with some of the "lesser" overdamper pianos like we do.
> (I really thought ALL of those were shipped over here, but obviously
> not.<G>) And, I certainly wouldn't classify any of those "features" as good
> ones. Have fun.
> Best Regards,
> Joe250 is dated as 1885

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