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What make is this piano?

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  • 29-03-2014 11:07pm
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    Lady Jay
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭


    Hi maybe someone here could help me, I'm trading to figure out what brand/make a piano is.

    It has the word Andrae on a plaque on the lid but from googling I don't think that's a brand?

    Any help appreciated


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    Fluorescence
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 8,490 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fluorescence


    Upright piano? Open the top lid if it's on a hinge - make & model number usually inside there somewhere


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    Lady Jay
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭Lady Jay


    Thanks for the reply. Yes it is an upright. I have opened the the top lid and there are no markings inside only a 5 digit serial number stamped on the side panel.

    I think I've attached a picture of the only markings I can see anywhere on it!


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    Fluorescence
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    Hmm, can you take off the front panel under the keyboard? Sometimes there's stamps under there...


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    Lady Jay
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭Lady Jay


    Ah good idea, must check if that's removable. I did think I was terribly clever removing the panel above the keyboard! I will check tomorrow and report back.

    As you can tell I know nothing at all about pianos!


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    Fluorescence
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 8,490 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fluorescence


    Well I googled the motto on the emblem: dem Verdienste seine Krone which seems to be a german proverb about giving the devil his due/ giving honour where it's due etc. Doesn't help much but I found it interesting :D A french forum seems to have someone with the same piano but it's down for maintenance right now so that also doesn't help much :pac:


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    Lady Jay
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭Lady Jay


    Thanks for taking the trouble to look, oh that's interesting must look into it, the other medal which isn't too clear in the photo says Berlin 1879. I was just googling the name andrae which was getting me nowhere.

    This piano is turning out to be a tricky little bugger to pin down ;)


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    Fluorescence
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    Lady Jay wrote: »
    Thanks for taking the trouble to look, oh that's interesting must look into it, the other medal which isn't too clear in the photo says Berlin 1879. I was just googling the name andrae which was getting me nowhere.

    This piano is turning out to be a tricky little bugger to pin down ;)

    That's actually very helpful - I'd guess an independent piano maker based on that info. I'll look into it for ya in the morning :)


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    Fluorescence
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 8,490 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fluorescence


    Do you have that serial number?


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