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In the News (Tue 15 Dec 09)

  
  History of John Broadwood & Sons Ltd Piano Manufacturer
Broadwood offers a history search on individual Broadwood pianos, a small charge of £50.00 is made for this service.
Broadwoods were one of the twelve largest employers of labour in London, in an industry that was still craft-based with all parts made in-house.
Broadwood patent for improvements in the metal frame, leading to the 'barless' concert grand, with overstringing (despite challenges from Germany and America).
www.uk-piano.org /broadwood/history.html   (1400 words)

  
  Piano - Background, History, Raw Materials, Design, The Manufacturing, Quality Control
These are: the case of the wing-shaped grand piano (or the cabinet of the vertical or upright piano); the soundboard and the ribs and bridges that are its components; the cast iron plate; the strings; and, collectively, the keys, hammers, and piano action or mechanism.
The 220 to 240 strings of the piano are attached to hitch pins along the curved edge of the cast iron plate and to tuning pins across the front of the piano, roughly parallel to the keyboard.
Grand (wing-shaped) pianos range in length from 4 ft 7 in-9 ft 6 in (1.4-2.9 m) from the front of the keyboard to end of the bend.
www.madehow.com /Volume-3/Piano.html   (3658 words)

  
 Piano Tuning,Piano Tuner,Piano,Pianos,Piano Refinishing,Piano Rebuilding,Piano Restoration, Piano Moving,Piano ...
Piano bench parts, new and used benches, covers, and piano lock.
Piano legs and blankets are placed into specialized padded bags The board with the piano is then placed on a dolly and safely transported into the truck or even up flights of stairs.
Amadeus Piano Co., Inc. is the proud recipient of the Field Expert Award by Damp-Chaser Corp., the leading manufacturer of climate control systems.
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 Grand Pianos from Maximiliaan's House of Grand Pianos - Piano locations in Miami Florida, New York, Dallas Texas, ...
The current collection includes pianos by Steinway and Sons, Bechstein, C.Bechstein, Boesendorfer, Fazioli, Erard, Pleyel, Gaveau, Chickering, Mason and Hamlin, Sohmer, Knabe, Kimball, Rippen, Fenner, Strohmenger, Welmar, Broadwood, Collard, Ibach, Sauter, Seiler, Schimmel.
Pianos are available in a great range of styles, like Louis XIV, Louis XV, Louis XVI, traditional, classic, Victorian, American Aesthetic, Art Deco, Art Nouveau, modern, contemporary.
Pianos come in various sizes, ranging from upright and vertical pianos to a baby grand, parlor grand, salon grand, living room grand, semi-concert grand, concert grand.
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 The Raymond Russell Collection of Early Keyboard Instruments - Questions?
We get many requests for information, especially about nineteenth-and early twentieth-century pianos, and about their valuation, to which we are simply not able to respond in a way which is very helpful.
Most pianos have a serial number and this gives and indication of their date.
DOLGE, Alfred, Pianos and their makers: a comprehensive history of the development of the piano from the monochord to the concert grand player piano, (Covina Publisching Co., Covina, Calif., 1911; Dover Publications, New York, 1972).
www.music.ed.ac.uk /russell/information/question.html   (513 words)

  
 John Broadwood
John Broadwood was working in London in the late 1760s when the pianoforte became fashionable.
Broadwood's oldest surviving specimens are two square pianos made in 1780.
Those signed John Broadwood and Son were made between 1794 and 1808, and those signed John Broadwood and Sons date from 1808 onwards.
squarepianos.com /broadwood.htm   (600 words)

  
 New Pianos, Discount Pianos, Piano Repair Services, Piano Restoration, Piano Removals, Piano Tuning & Second Hand ...
We recommend that your piano be tuned 3 to 5 weeks after the move to allow the piano to acclimatise to its new environment, thus making the tuning more stable.
Piano lessons are available at Vale Pianos, or if you live further away we can recommend a teacher.
Our pianos are delivered on the same day as loading, enabling the customer to receive a piano that is still in tune and immediately ready to enjoy.
www.valepianos.co.uk   (1406 words)

  
 John Broadwood & Sons Ltd
John Broadwood & Sons is the oldest and one of the most prestigious piano companies in the world.
The company holds the Royal Warrant as manufacturer of pianos to Queen Elizabeth II.
Broadwood now offers a comprehensive range of high quality hand built instruments in various styles to order, and also a tuning and restoration service.
www.uk-piano.org /broadwood   (84 words)

  
 Music 33: Development of the Piano, 1709-1900   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It was in 1771, that John Broadwood, a Scotland native, married Shudi's daughter Barbara and eventually came to take over the workshop.
In 1777, Broadwood, Robert Stodart, and Americus Backers designed a piano to fit in the case of the harpsichord, the first 'grand' piano design.
Further improvements were made when Broadwood commissioned scientific research on the improvement of the piano, created the 'divided bridge' improving the bass tone.
www.dartmouth.edu /~music33/Mus33projects/nodes/PianoHistory/broadwood.html   (237 words)

  
 Piano Information on New Pianos by Piano Manufacturers in the UK
They have been serving amateur and professional musicians and delivering pianos to mainland UK since 1981.
You can also find out when your piano was made by matching it against the corresponding serial number.
All the piano information on the following pages is provided by the respective manufacturers and is subject to copyright law.
www.uk-piano.org /makers.html   (233 words)

  
 Piano For Sale Second Hand Used Piano UK Digital Pianos For Sale Sell Your Piano   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
We will send you an email when new ads are posted, or try the "Pianos for Sale by Shops" page.
If you are selling a piano please read our Selling a Piano FAQ.
We have had a piano selling section on our site since 1996.
www.uk-piano.org /used-pianos-for-sale   (186 words)

  
 France pianos, liens sur le piano
Moteur de recherche sur tout ce qui concerne le piano (en anglais)
AFARP Association française des accordeurs et réparateurs de pianos
Piano technicans guild le site des accordeurs de piano en Amérique
www.francepianos.com /liens.htm   (169 words)

  
 Secondhand New, Acoustic Reconditioned Pianos for Sale UK
Secondhand New, Acoustic Reconditioned Pianos for Sale UK Second-hand, New, Used, Acoustic and Reconditioned Pianos for Sale
If you are piano retailer, rebuilder, or piano tuner and would like to list your second-hand, used, and new pianos for sale in this database, please register.
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