<HTML>To our British friends I just looked at a Collard & Collard grand. A beautiful burled light walnut, with porcelain castes. I have a question about the exact age. There are two serial numbers. On the treble end, embossed in the pin block, is the serial number 10649. According to Pearce, that makes this a late 1820' piano. On the bass end is a handwritten serial number on the plate. 9381 (and then something else). If I took the 9381, it would make this an early 1820' piano. If I took that ???? and made it part of the serial number, it would make this an 1870's piano. Question. Did Collard & Collard make 6' grand pianos in the 1820's. It is overstrung, with two pedals. The pins are square, and the action is the older kind. (I am sure there is name for it, but I can't remember it. I have seen this kind of action before. It is very difficult to regulate). Any help will be appreciated. Wim Willem Blees University of Alabama </HTML>