Broadwood Dating

Nichols nicho@lascruces.com
Sun, 10 Sep 2000 15:52:36 -0600


Terry,
	Our Broadwood sounds very much like the one you've encountered, and is #
9435. Says "Semi-Grand", and has (had) the metal-thread t-pins. Would guess
it at 1850-70, just based on build and condition.

Guy Nichols, R.P.T.
Fort Stinkin' Desert, NM




At 09:24 PM 9/9/00 -0400, you wrote:

>"Drilled bridges similar to agraffes from1841". That does not sound like
>what this piano had. This one had brass agraffes - totally modern in
>appearance - with round bases that appeared to screw into the metal pinblock
>plate.
>
>Terry Farrell

>> Hi Terry,
>>
>>  This is a list of 7'6"  Broadwood grands up to 1900
>>
>> 7'6"  length 3'10 wide 6 octave F to F Boudoir Grand (trichord)  1832
>> [*]
>> 7'6" length 3'10 wide 6 octave F to F Bicorda     1835 /36 [*]
>> 7'6" length 4'4"   wide 6.5 octave C to G  Bicorda  1849
>> 7'6" length 4'4"   wide 6.3/4 octave C to  A  Royal  1861
>> 7'6" length 4'4"   wide 6.3/4  octave C to  A  Royal  Boudoir 1862
>>
>> [*]  Six octaves C to C  and F to F complete iron frame from 1890 only
>> on a few models.
>>
>> Partent metallic screw tuning pin form 1862 to about 1897
>> Drilled bridges similar to agraffes from1841
>>
>> Hope this is of some help
>>
>> Barrie,



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