<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> I tuned a Victorian birdcage piano today, which I had done about six months ago.  I had not last time paid attention to the remains of a label stuck to the overdamper rail, but this time looked closely.  I'm attaching a photo. The date you can see most clearly is 16/1/99.  Gentle readers, this is not 1999, but 1899.  One hundred thirteen years and four days ago today, when this piano was perhaps ten years old, a tuner got his fountain pen out (was he well-off, to have had a fountain pen?) and recorded his work. This piano has gorgeous veneer inside the top lid. I have posted several pics on my business Facebook page David Boyce Piano Services and on my Tumblr blog, <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://pianopinions.tumblr.com">http://pianopinions.tumblr.com</a> Best regards, David. <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.davidboyce.co.uk">www.davidboyce.co.uk</a> </body> </html>