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	History of John Broadwood & Sons Ltd Piano Manufacturer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		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 craftsmen formed their own band, conducted by Mr Sullivan of the Royal Military School of Music, whose son Arthur played the big drum (to be the musical partner in Gilbert & Sullivan).
		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)

	John Broadwood
		Broadwood's sales records still exist, and they show his first sale of a square piano on 12 December 1778, to a 'Mr Rice' about whom nothing more is known.
		Soon after this John Broadwood's distinctive brass dampers were abandoned in favour of a new wire-operated type, invented by William Southwell of Dublin.
		John Broadwood died in 1812, aged 79, but the workshops continued under the direction of the two sons.
	squarepianos.com /broadwood.htm (1051 words)

	Broadwood Barless Piano (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		John Broadwood and Sons Ltd was established in 1728 and is the oldest established piano maker in the world.
		John Broadwood and Sons Ltd have worked closely with Ladbrooke Pianos Ltd on this project to ensure the finest quality.
		This was launched in September at a gala held in Birmingham under the auspices of Sir Simon Rattle and Mr Peter Donohue.
	www.ladbrookepianos.com /Broadwood/broadwood.htm (408 words)

	RMS Music Tuition
		John Broadwood Pianos are world-renowned to be the finest of all British Pianos.
		John Broadwood began making harpsichords from 1771 and built his first piano in 1777.
		Broadwood filed many patents during his career for improvements and developments of the piano action.
	www.rms-music.co.uk /instruments.html (1137 words)

	Sister Wendy's American Collection \| Selected Works \| Grand Piano
		John Broadwood was the major author of this progress, and his shop, aided by physicists, acousticians, and leading decorative artists, produced the finest instruments in Europe.
		Broadwood and Son remained a dominant force in piano building through the 19th century until their handcrafted approach was superseded by mass production in the latter half of the century.
		The Broadwood piano was given to the MFA in 1985 and stands as the centerpiece of the museum's culturally diverse Musical Instrument Collection.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/sisterwendy/works/pia.html (392 words)

	JOHN BROADWOOD & SONS, early music and baroque music instruments
		Broadwood offers a history search on individual Broadwood pianos, a small charge of £40.00 is made for this service.
		1860s - Broadwood craftsmen formed their own band, conducted by Mr Sullivan of the Royal Military School of Music, whose son Arthur played the big drum (to be the musical partner in Gilbert and Sullivan).
		1978 - 250th Anniversary of John Broadwood and Sons marked with a concert on the South Bank (at which Malcolm Binns played five Broadwood pianos made between 1787 to 1978) and a dinner at The Savoy, where a congratulatory message from HM the Queen was read.
	www.goldbergweb.com /en/constructors/keysandorgan/17439.php (1021 words)

	John Broadwood -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Scottish inventor and veterinary surgeon John Boyd Dunlop was born in Dreghorn, near Irvine.
		English astronomer John Frederick William Herschel was born in Slough, Buckinghamshire, on March 7, 1792.
		John Herschel discovered 525 star clusters and nebulae not recorded by his father, and he made the first telescopic survey of the southern heavens.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9016557?tocId=9016557 (653 words)

	Fittleworth Village from Sussex from the Sussexcoast web pages
		Broadwood's aim therefore was for their costume to be a) different, b) authentic and c) capable of easy and continuous availability.
		It is the tradition of the Broadwood Men on every Mayday morning for the current Squire to hang a wreath over the plaque and say a few words in her memory.
		Broadwood readily agreed because he believed that his Aunt Lucy had not received all due credit and recognition for her contribution to English Folk Music.
	www.sussexcoast.co.uk /folklore/broadwood.php (1064 words)

	GO BRITANNIA! Scotland: Great Scots of Note
		In 1782, John Broadwood, a cabinetmaker from Berwickshire, took over the London business of a Swiss harpsichord maker (a case of marrying the boss's daughter and later succeeding to the business).
		After a few years making square pianos, John Broadwood produced a grand piano in 1781 that used as added damper and soft pedals that are used on modern grands.
		The Broadwood Company dominated the British, and for a time the world, piano trade for practically the whole of the 19th century.
	www.britannia.com /celtic/scotland/greatscots/b3.html (2930 words)

	Broadwood build many fine early English square pianos.
		Broadwood build many fine early English square pianos.
		Steinway Chickering Knabe Mason and Hamlin Bechstein Bosendorfer Erard Broadwood
		Broadwood was, and is, the top English piano builder.
	www.kbbantiquepianos.com /1819Broadwood.html (160 words)

	Music 33: Development of the Piano, 1709-1900 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		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.
	dartmouth.edu /~music33/Mus33projects/nodes/PianoHistory/broadwood.html (237 words)

	History Company - Broadwood Piano
		It was in 1740 that a young John Broadwood made his way to London from the highlands of Scotland.
		Broadwood's reputation travelled as far as the new world, drawing Thomas Jefferson to inquire at the shop in 1785.
		It was in fact a Broadwood player-piano that accompanied Captain Scott's 1910 Antarctic expedition in order to be played upon the ice at base camp.
	www.lightlink.com /history/uk/products/013.html (464 words)

	Overview of John Broadwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Born in Cockburnspath, the son of the wright of the village of Oldhamstocks, Broadwood moved to London in 1761 and began manufacturing pianos with a Swiss harpsichord maker, Burkat Shudi (or Burkhardt Tschudi).
		It was Broadwood who developed the techniques to mass-produce pianos, which previously had been individually hand-made, and his company went on to dominate the trade through the 19th century.
		Broadwood made pianos for many famous performers and composers, including Beethoven, and his company was later patronised by Chopin and Elgar.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/people/famousfirst940.html (140 words)

	More About John Khouri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		John Khouri is one of the most active early piano specialists in the western United States.
		The 1801 and 1808 grands have 5 1/2-octave keyboard ranges, the 1812 grand has six octaves, and the 1833 grand is 6 1/2 octaves.
		John Khouri regularly plays these pianos in public concerts and this season will be performing throughout Northern California.
	www.quadrivium-labs.com /khouri/jk_bio.html (219 words)

	Antiques Roadshow UK: Highlights: 106 Glamis Castle
		Among the other discoveries are miniature pictures of John Broadwood, inventor of the modern piano, and a gold posy ring.
		A pair of miniature paintings of the inventor of the modern piano, John Broadwood, and his second wife, are brought in by Broadwood's great-great-great-granddaughter.
		It is not surprising that these were painted by Samuel Coates in 1784, since this was the year after John Broadwood had brought out the patent for his pianoforte.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/antiquesuk/highlights/106.html (340 words)

	Keyboard Instruments at the National Music Museum
		John Koster, "The 'Godoy' Broadwood Grand Pianoforte with Wedgwood and Tassie Mounts," The Heritage of Wedgwood, edited by Keith A. McLeod and James R. Boyle (Wedgwood International Seminars, 1998), pp.
		Lit.: John Koster, "Woods in Early American Keyboard Instruments as Evidence of Origins," Postprints of the Wooden Artifacts Group, Presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Conservation, St. Paul, Minnesota, June 1995, pp.
		Cottage piano by John Broadwood and Sons, Manufacturers to her Majesty, Great Pulteney Street, Golden Square, London, ca.
	www.usd.edu /smm/KEYBOARD.HTM (7052 words)

	John Broadwood & Sons Ltd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		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)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Broadwood John (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		MSN Encarta - Search Results - Broadwood John
		The firm of Broadwood was the leading British manufacturer of pianos in the late 18th and...
		In the organ, one of the oldest kinds of keyboard instrument (the earliest surviving examples date from the 14th century), striking a key causes air...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Broadwood_John.html (94 words)

	Mathis Piano Service-Piano Developement History
		He receives patents for scale designs incorporating two or more soundboards in the same piano, and for a soundboard with sound-post (bridge).
		1794 ----John Broadwood extends the keyboards of grands and squares to 6 octaves.
		1821 ----Samuel Herve, employed by Broadwood, applies the metal hitch-pin plate to a square piano for the first time.
	www.mathispiano.com /technol.htm (866 words)

	Ada Randolph Broadwood (nee Heath) 1860-1957
		Married Aug. 26th, 1886, H.J.T. Broadwood, second son of H.F. Broadwood, of Lyne, Capel, Surrey, and partner in the firm of John Broadwood, and Sons.
		They then lived for three years in London, and afterwards at Capel, and at 52,St.George's Square, London, till Aug., 1893, when they moved to Bone Hill, St.Albans, Herts, where she is still residing, her husband having died there Feb. 8th, 1911.
		I understand that "HJT Broadwood, second son of HF Broadwood" is a reference to Henry John Broadwood son of Henry Fowler Broadwood of Lyne House, Capel Road, Newdigate, Surrey.
	www.jjhc.info /broadwoodada57.htm (333 words)

	Artifact: Full Record for John Broadwood & Sons
		Description: John Broadwood & Sons was founded in 1728 by Burkat Shudi, a young craftsman from Switzerland.
		The running of the business and workshop was passed on to his son-in-law, John Broadwood in 1771.
		There is also a history of the company and details about serial numbers on Broadwood pianos.
	www.artifact.ac.uk /displayoai.php?id=5804 (141 words)

	The Cobbe Collection of Keyboard Instruments with Composer Associations
		Square Pianoforte by John Broadwood and Son, London, 1795.
		Grand Pianoforte by John Broadwood and Sons, London, 1816.
		Grand Pianoforte by John Broadwood and Sons, London, 1847.
	www.cobbecollection.co.uk /instruments.html (382 words)

	John Broadwood and Sons Tudor style Grand: Artcase Grand Piano for sale: Besbrode Pianos Leeds: We buy and sell new and ...
		John Broadwood and Sons Tudor style Grand: Artcase Grand Piano for sale: Besbrode Pianos Leeds: We buy and sell new and secondhand pianos.
		An artcase John Broadwood and Sons Grand in tudor style with a satin oak finish.
		Arts and craft style case with a satin oak finish.
	www.besbrodepianos.co.uk /showroom/showroom16.htm (88 words)

	The Piano Forums at Piano World: Old John Broadwood & Sons grand
		I’ve got an old John Broadwood & Sons grand piano which I’m trying to find out when it was built.
		Honestly speaking, most people who are looking to buy pianos these days are looking for modern pianos and by that I mean that even a mid 1870's Steinway or mid 1880's Bechstein when properly rebuilt qualify as fully modern pianos.
		In Washington state, there are any number of builders from the good restorers to the "one percenters;" those who aren't satisfied until they can make the perfect piano from some old relic.
	www.pianoworld.com /ubb/ubb/ultimatebb.php?/topic/1/344.html (782 words)

	PIANOS FOR SALE
		This circa 1810 John Broadwood and Sons pianoforte became very recently available, and will be restored to the highest standard.
		The case is in appearance very similar to the pianoforte that Thomas Broadwood, John Broadwood’s son, gifted to Ludwig van Beethoven in 1817.
		Anton Pokorny Viennese 6'9" (2.05 Mtr.) grand piano in a Honduras Rosewood case, made in circa 1880.
	www.earlypianos.com /MVPPianos_for_sale.htm (377 words)

	John Khouri -- Pianos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Its design is credited to the Dutchman, Americus Backers, with help from John Broadwood and Robert Stodart.
		Dating from the early 1760’s, this action was used well into the 19th century by English and Continental makers (for example, Tischner and Pleyel).
		Some of the best English pianos were made by John Broadwood and Sons, Robert Stodart, and Clementi and Co.
	www.quadrivium-labs.com /khouri/jk_pianos.html (211 words)

	The National Archives \| Search the archives \| National Register of Archives \| Details
		Broadwood, Bertha Marion (1846-1935) Founder of Cottage Benefit Nursing Association (2)
		Broadwood, Evelyn Henry Tschudi (1889-1975), Captain Norfolk Regiment (1)
		Butler, John (1717-1802) Bishop of Oxford and Hereford (3)
	www.nra.nationalarchives.gov.uk /nra/searches/pidocs.asp?LR=176 (1208 words)

	Portugal - Prince Henry Of Portugal
		Born 4 March, 1394; died 13 November, 1460; he was the fourth son of John I, King
		of Portugal, by Queen Philippa, a daughter of John of Gaunt.
		History of John Broadwood and Sons Ltd Piano Manufacturer
	www.portugalstop.com /princehenryofportugal (748 words)

	Articles - Harpsichord (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The sound of Kirckman and Shudi harpsichords has impressed many listeners, but the feeling that it overpowers the music has led to very few modern instruments being modeled on them.
		The Shudi firm was passed on to Shudi's son-in-law John Broadwood, who adapted it to the manufacture of pianos and became a leading creative force in the development of that instrument.
		German harpsichord makers roughly followed the French model, but with a special interest in achieving a variety of sonorities, perhaps because some of the most eminent German builders were also builders of pipe organs.
	www.alistic.com /articles/Harpsichord (2442 words)

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