Broadwood's demise

[Delwin D. Fandrich]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barrie Heaton" <piano@a440.co.uk>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: Broadwood's demise


 >
> > 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.
> 
> They made a few models and Bluthners made the grand However,  You still
> have
> 
> Poletti & Tuinman
> Makers of Left Hand Forte-Pianos
> 3 Brewers Lane, Twyford,
> Winchester,
> Hampshire,
> England,
> SO21 1RQ.
> 
> Barrie,
> 

And do you have an address for Ladbrokes of Birmingham?

Del