1850's Pleyel Grand

[Stéphane Collin]

Hi Ric.

 

I have the same ! I have the same !

Mine is 1853 (serial 19443), but for its time, it is old fashioned : it has
still a one piece bridge and the old fashioned iron strings, while at that
time, other Pleyels had the newer steel and two bridges.  Again, I suppose
there was no one day when old model was discontinued because of a new model,
and I suppose there were stocks of iron and cases that had to be exploited.
How is yours ?  Two bridges ?

On the action of mine, there is a printed logo of "Charlier, manufacture de
pianos, Paris".  I believe 1850ies were a period of huge output for Pleyel
(the last years of Camille, the son of Ignace), and they could have other
factories in Paris (there were hundreds at that time) make Pleyel pianos in
addition to the Pleyel factory output.  Pleyel did continuously try many
designs instead of sleeping on one good seller.  Mine has a very curious
cantilevered bridge.  I kept the original board, full of minor cracks (flame
suit on), and the original hammers (same), but I can swear you that the
piano sounds very good, very musical.

 

Pleyel-210-cm-#19443-(1853)-keyboard.jpg

 

Best regards.

 

Stéphane Collin. 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Richard Brekne
Sent: lundi 26 novembre 2007 20:38
To: pianotech at ptg.org; caut at ptg.org
Subject: 1850's Pleyel Grand

 

Hi folks.

 

Just ran into this instrument tonite... couldnt help myself so I bought 

it on the spot.  Wont say for how much as I really dont know whether 

I've paid too much or got it cheap.  Its functional but will need quite 

a bit of work to come up to snuff.  Pin block is more or less shot and I 

suppose the old board really has seen far better days. Looks very nice tho.

 

The thing is from 1850 or so...  serial number 18XXX

 

http://www.pianostemmer.no/images/Pleyel.jpg

 

 

Anyone having any good words of advice for me please be sure to share 

them either in public or in private.

 

Cheers

RicB

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