Broadwood's demise

[Phillip Ford]

Well, this begs the question, what does it mean to be a piano maker?  By the definition given below Knabe, Weber, Steck, etc. are still piano makers.  Does serving as the middle man for a stencil piano make one a piano maker?

Phil F

At 01:44 PM 4/16/03 , you wrote:
>  --- Phillip Ford <fordpiano@earthlink.net> wrote: >
>Here's an article from The Times (London) about
> > Broadwood's demise:
> >
> >
>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-2-648003,00.html
> >
> > Phil F
>
>
>  The article is misleading.  The Broadwood Trust still
>exists and commissions pianos to be made by other
>makers to their specification.  Ladbrokes of
>Birmingham, England still make a barless upright for
>Broadwood and a prototype 6' barless grand was
>unveiled at The Royal College of Music about 4 years
>ago. (It was not a great success)
>
>Whelpdale, Maxwell & Codd who recently moved to
>Gloucester and have now closed down did make one
>upright model for Broadwood.
>
>Bob Wilson.