Broadwood's demise

[Barrie Heaton]

In message <20030416204432.42306.qmail@web12402.mail.yahoo.com>, Robert
Wilson <pianotechnicianuk@yahoo.com> writes
>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-2-648003,00.html
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>> 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.

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,

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