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#1843251 - 02/12/12 01:06 PM
Is my John Broadwood & Sons worth restoring?
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Registered: 02/11/12
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I got my piano at an estate sale so I don't know to much about it. I was considering having it restored but don't know if it would be worth it. Here's some info I found on it- these numbers were stamped in it. 1143. 25781 with a w written in pencil. Ctrail. The name plate says John Broadwood & sons. Manufactured to her majesty, great pulleney street, golden square London. It also had an old letter in it written with a qwill pen. Any info would be great Thanks
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#1843300 - 02/12/12 02:10 PM
Re: Is my John Broadwood & Sons worth restoring?
[Re: Eric1979]
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Registered: 09/09/09
Posts: 188
Loc: Barcelona,Spain, European Unio...
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Hi Eric, could you pleasepost some pictures of your beautiful Broadwood to see if it is an art cased , or a pre 1850's broadwood etc.
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#1843320 - 02/12/12 02:42 PM
Re: Is my John Broadwood & Sons worth restoring?
[Re: Eric1979]
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Registered: 06/04/11
Posts: 269
Loc: England
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Broadwood serial numbers vary according type of piano. It's impossible to give you some idea of date without more details.
If you can upload a selection of photos (including photos of any numbers found) it would help a great deal toward finding more information.
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#1843370 - 02/12/12 04:23 PM
Re: Is my John Broadwood & Sons worth restoring?
[Re: Eric1979]
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Registered: 04/06/10
Posts: 588
Loc: Michigan
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I got my piano at an estate sale so I don't know to much about it. I was considering having it restored but don't know if it would be worth it. Here's some info I found on it- these numbers were stamped in it. 1143. 25781 with a w written in pencil. Ctrail. The name plate says John Broadwood & sons. Manufactured to her majesty, great pulleney street, golden square London. It also had an old letter in it written with a qwill pen. Any info would be great Thanks "Worth it" can mean a number of things. What do YOU mean? For example, are you wondering if you can make money out of the transaction? Or, do you mean is it technically feasable? Or, are you wondering whether it will be a top caliber performer when its done? Or, ?????
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