<html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> <font face="Arial">Thanks for this response Anne.  I had a nice reply from David WInston of Period Pianos in Kent, and he tells me that it dates from around 1870, which makes much more sense.  He explained about there being different series of numbers for different models of Collard & Collard.</font> <font face="Arial"> This is not explained in The Musician's Piano Atlas. (I don't have a Pierce, as the Musician's Piano Atlas is a bit better for UK makers. There is a kind of "gentleman's agreement" between the two books, to stay reasonably clear of each others' territory).</font><br> <br> Best regards,<br> <br> David.<br> <br> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 28/11/2012 15:08, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pianotech-request@ptg.org">pianotech-request@ptg.org</a> wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote cite="mid:mailman.4088.1354115321.4133.pianotech@ptg.org" type="cite">I have substantial experience with Collard and Collards from throughout their manufacture.  <div><br> </div> <div> Please feel free to contact me.  Do send lots of photos. Collard & Collards have many numbers on them, and can be quite difficult to date accurately. Pierce is no help at all for this make.</div> <div> </div> <div>  For the record, Malcolm Rose does not supply the correct type of wire for this piano.  Depending upon the year (which is most likely NOT 1828, btw), Stephen Birkett's 'new' historically accurate wire may be correct, but more likely it will need the slightly later wire which he is still in the process of getting into production.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>AA</div> <div><br> </div> </blockquote> <br> </body> </html>