[Frances]

Good morning:
I have a BELL upright piano which was bought secondhand in UK . It has resided in Canada... west coast... for 30 years. I have found the number 22956 and a faint inscription above the number which might read GOUGH and DAVY. Can you tell me where is was made and how old it might be?
Thank you.

[Bill Kibby]

There were several piano firms named Bell, and the obvious choice would be the Canadian one, in which case that number may suggest 1911, but Gough & Davy seem to have sold it, and they were in Hull and Lincolnshire, England. Is there any more information anywhere? Have a look at the Datemarks page at www.PianoGen.org
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