Trying to Date F Weber German Piano

[Alan Barnard]

Dating a piano? Man, that is kinky.

Sorry, slow day.

Alan Barnard
Salem, MO




Original message
From: "Stephen Grattan" 
To: "Pianotech List" 
Received: 5/6/2008 6:29:49 AM
Subject: Re: Trying to Date F Weber German Piano



Hi Terry,

The Atlas has no info other than a listing of the name F. Weber and 1860, Berlin. Sorry!
 
Steve Grattan
Lost Chord Clinic



----- Original Message ----
From: Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:16:36 AM
Subject: Fw: Trying to Date F Weber German Piano


I got an email from someone trying to date their German Weber piano. My Pierce is MIA. Can someone look this up and let me know? I'll pass it on to her.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
  

I have just got my great-grandmother’s F. Weber piano out of storage, and I’m interested in learning as much as I can about it.  It’s walnut, and piano tuner dates on it from Sydney in 1915 and 1920, but I suspect (from hunting on the internet) that the piano is older – possibly from around 1900 to 1905.  The metal part on the string frame of my piano is quite ornate, but does not have F. Weber Berlin stamped on it, which I gather many others do.  However the nameplate near the keys says “F. Weber”, and has the F. Weber distinctive three medals-faces on either side of the name-board.  I could send photos of this (and photos of ones I’ve grabbed from other pianos from the net) but am reluctant to send an unsolicited email with photo attachments as you may not want to open them, fearing they may contain viruses etc, so I’ve refrained in the first instance. I can send photos if you’re interested.

Anyway, I was just wondering whether you ever managed to date your F Weber piano, and if so if you found a place on the piano where a date may have been written?  The serial number on mine is 18941.  
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