[winniblu]

Hi All!

I was given a Henry Ward piano for my 6th birthday over 23 years ago. As my mum is moving house (where the piano has been kept) she asked my brother and husband to surprise me and deliver it to my house. So tonight my brother along with 3 mates and my husband tried to carry my childhood piano up a very steep driveway and a flight of stairs.

After a few bangs it is in the house.

Anyway I never paid any attention to the make of it until now and did a google search. The problem I have is I don;t know how to find out the year it was made. Where do I find this?

My poor piano is covered in scratches now because of how it was transported.

Any help would be great. I just want to find out if it has been made by a good company and any other information you may have.

TIA

waiting to hear from anyone

[Bill Kibby]

Where do you find it? I'm afraid you don't! Unless the piano is dated inside, there is no published information that will help you. Have a look at the Datemarks page at www.PianoGen.org

As to the maker, although I probably have more than anyone else, little is known, he was established in 1854, and continued until about 1905. Piano #13,999 & 2,508 is signed 5-15-90 on the keys. It was an average commercial piano, of little value today. The hammers were on old-fashioned cedar shanks, which were starting to break in the seventies. Are there any addresses or other information on your piano?
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I do not buy, sell or value pianos, but I sometimes rescue pre-1890 pianos in the UK.

Have a look at the Datemarks page on my own website: http://www.pianogen.org

Piano History Centre