Internet archive bookreader the history of the pianoforte, with an account of the theory of sound and also of the music and musical instruments of the ancients. This book tells the story of five well known firms. John brinsmead, born in devon in 1814, established himself in london as a piano maker in 1836. If you love the piano this is book is an erudite and pithy complement providing information and an education on our now sadly lost heritage in piano making.
Stanley brinsmead pianos is a totally different firm from the respected maker, john brinsmead, though they were related. Huge 88 rare piano books collection on dvd history. Neuware the history of the pianoforte with an account of the theory of sound and also of the music. Pianos were made in london for two hundred years, in factories and workshops scattered among the houses in residential districts.
We have thousands of rare and antique treasures brought to you by our network of trusted sellers from all around the world. This book is a fascinating short history of the piano makers who made the international reputation england enjoyed in the 20th century for musical instruments for the mass market. There are many very old brinsmead grands and uprights in the uk, dating from about 1860 to 1900. Many of these piano brand names are stencil pianos, which means that the company which owns the brand name is simply applying the name to a piano manufactured for them by another company. Most piano professionals have access to detailed information about these brands using a piano atlas to reference serial numbers, which are used to determine a piano s age using the year a piano was built. This is life by brinsmead, robert d and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Our online museum gallery is continuously being updated. The history of the pianoforte, with an account of the theory. Hms laforey picked up two bodies and proceeded to k. Documenting the brinsmead family from early times in somerset, england, through an early emigration to the americas, as well as three centuries in north devon. In london they exhibited a grand with an inverted escapement action. Brinsmead was born in devon in 1814 and was a piano builder from 1836 later joined by his sons, john and edgar. If youre buying an older brinsmead then seek the advice of a good restorer. Jan 07, 2012 i have a john brinsmead upright piano serial number 80304 which has been in my family since new. These amazing ebooks cover all aspects of the piano and organ including their history, construction, piano tuning, repair and piano and organ. Cecils father, a british middleweight boxing champion and energetic businessman, had come to the antipodes first as an apprentice on a merchant vessel. Tracing as well the familys english fortunes including the development of the brinsmead piano. Page 20 this instrument is of a much more advantageous form than the triangular grecian harp. In 1861 john changed the companys name to john brinsmead and sons after his two sons, edgar and john jr.
Most builders used very elaborate cases for their pianos in the early 1900s but that was seen more so in american pianos. Three hundred years of life with the piano, a stunning cultural history of the musical and social roles that the piano. Stanley brinsmead are usually straightstrung overdamper half iron frame pianos, with not too special a tone. Knight piano history history, photos of older models and seril numbers welmar piano history history, photos of older models and seril numbers see how a welmar piano was made visit the welmar piano factory tour a british piano maker. John brinsmead, piano brand or to the following locations. Five london piano makers brinsmead challen collard. For more than a century the piano has occupied a dominant place in music and society. Allied aeroplane brought down by 2 hostile machines, closed at full speed. Your piano was built in 1900 according to the serial number you listed. May 15, 2014 how to teach beginners piano with no method book duration. Brinsmead, stanley pianos information roberts pianos.
Also on the 6th march 1868 they took out a patent no. Brinsmead, challen, collard, danemann, welmar by laurence, alastair and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It has thirteen strings, but wants the forepiece of the frame opposite to the longest string. There were a limited number of grand pianos built during the early 19 th century, but they were few and far between. Updated and revised by the author to include recent developments, this book. This list also includes names of old instruments which are no longer in production. The bodies of brinsmead and boles, recovered from the aegean, were taken aboard hms hibernia 27, anchored in kephalo bay. A recording of this brinsmead piano for sale at alexander pianos dunedin nz. Its a lovely piece of furniture, that would enhance any loungeroom, though would only suit a beginner in terms of sound quality, as its rather honky tonk in tone colour and the dampers arent great, so very resonant. Transcription of a brief history of the brinsmeads prepared by maurice and sir john latey q. We are proud to share our private collection of vintage piano organ catalogs, brochures and related ephemera. Horace brinsmead diary of a piano salesman for the london.
Robert brinsmead 1934, australian and controversial former seventhday adventist hesba fay brinsmead born hesba fay hungerford, 19222003, australian author of childrens books and environmentalist horace brinsmead 1883 1934, australian aviation pioneer. We specialize in making it easier for you to get the books you need. Detroit, reissued by singing tree press, 1969 ocolc654356424. Use the search box above to find fond treasures from your childhood or that one book that has escaped your collection thus far. Huge 88 rare piano books collection on dvd history tuning construction this is the ultimate rare historical books collection for all books lovers. The history of the pianoforte, with an account of the theory of sound and also of the music and musical instruments of the ancients. Grand vintage store are proud to present this massive collection of rare piano and organ books presented here for the first time on dvd.
The upright piano didnt become popular in american culture until the last quarter of the 19th century. Beale piano a history of the beale piano in australia, with some photos and serial numbers. This article is a list of piano brand names from all over the world. Brinsmead pianos have a slightly different design to the case than the more modern grands but the stylings were somewhat simple for the time. Named for its founder, john brinsmead, the company was established in london in 1837. Consisting of rare and ancient original books derived from the 1800s and 1900s or earlier.
View more pianos in the new piano market john brinsmead upright in oak serial no. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine. These books have been digitized for your viewing pleasure. Page 20 they overturn all the accounts hitherto given of the earliest state of music and musical instruments in the east, and are, altogether, in their form, ornaments, and compass, an incontestable proof, stronger than a thousand greek quotations, that geometry, drawing, mechanics, and music were at the greatest perfection when this instrument was made. Here, ehrlich traces the instruments fascinating history from the fortepiano of mozarts time, and the victorians household orchestra and god, to the most sophisticated modern products of the japanesemanufacturers. I have a brinsmead upright piano serial number 80304 which. Books are in pdftxt file format, which is easily accessible, readable, and printable right. Piano buyer is the definitive guide for buying a new piano. The history of the pianoforte 1969 edition open library. Brinsmead were an innovative firm, and so its hard to say whether a piano from this era is worth restoring or whether the innovation turned to be not that good an idea. How to teach beginners piano with no method book duration. The back part is the soundingboard, composed of four thin pieces of wood, joined together in the form of a cone, that is, growing wider towards the bottom. The history of the pianoforte by edgar brinsmead waterstones. Tracing as well the familys english fortunes including the development of the brinsmead piano businesses.
Bill, 1917, by william braid white page images at hathitrust. This collection of 40 ebooks is produced by grand vintage stores and therefore not available anywhere else. Brinsmead was a native of wear gifford, north devon, and served his apprenticeship to a cabinetmaker in torrington, in the same country. History of the piano old antique pianos age of pianos. Rare books for sale, buy antique books from alibris. Hesba fay brinsmead born hesba fay hungerford, 19222003, australian author of childrens books and environmentalist. Most of our vintage ephemera collection doesnt show upright. John brinsmead and sons, london, died on monday night at his residence in albertroad, regentspark, london, in his 94th year. He trained with london based john brinsmead who himself was a piano builder with a fine reputation. The history of the pianoforte, with an account of the. The history of the pianoforte by edgar, brinsmead and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Alibris is one of the premier rare and outofprint book sites on the internet. Our collection of victorian books, purchased for their piano content, includes a useful selection of the illustrated london news for each decade from 1844 onwards. Brinsmead, john pianos information roberts pianos oxford.
Brinsmead piano serial number reference information. With the excellence of training from brinsmead behind him danemann pianos were established in 1893. Brinsmead, queensland, a suburb of cairns in australia. British harpsichord society no pianos but lots of info on harpsichords. Huge 88 rare piano books collection on dvd history tuning. The brinsmead galleries in wigmore street, london are over 4 stories in a building designed by leonard v. In this very interesting 6page book he traces the history and eventual demise of piano manufacturers brinsmead, challen, collard, danemann and welmar. The history of the pianoforte with an account of the theory of sound and also of the music and musical instruments of the ancients. Books which give number dates are known as piano atlases after the original michels piano atlas, which later became the pierce piano atlas. Buy the history of the pianoforte by edgar brinsmead from waterstones today. Published 1969 by reissued by singing tree press in detroit. I have an elegant, old john brinsmead piano going free. Others include the musicians piano atlas, for which i supplied amendments, and an appendix with action and key numbers, although that information has been updated and improved in this page.
Nov 19, 2011 the history of the pianoforte with an account of the theory of sound and also of the music and musical instruments of the ancients. This is the answer and the only free publication to provide this information in the piano industry. John brinsmead, the founder of the firm of pianoforte manufacturers, messrs. In 17891790, erard numbers also resembled years, and around that time, southwells numbers, displayed on the front of the piano, were slightly. Many of these piano brand names are stencil pianos, which means that the company which owns the brand name is simply applying the name to a piano manufactured for them by another company, and that the same or very similar pianos are sold. Five london piano makers brinsmead, challen, collard, danemann, welmar by alastair laurence piano roles by james parakilas. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The will of william brinsmead of newport, monmouthshire, wales, died october 10th, 1887. As well as articles and general history, they include many piano ads, and the 1844 picture below, a cottage piano. Upright pianos brinsmead for sale in uk view 9 ads.
By the late 1860s and early 1870s, conventional grand piano models began to appear in the sales catalogs of most manufacturers, but were still dominated by the selection of square. Jan 15, 2018 a recording of this brinsmead piano for sale at alexander pianos dunedin nz. For the time of day, we can look to the log book of hms ribble. It is used extensively as a source book in the piano business by both consumers and members of the trade. Piano tuner in inverclyde, renfrewshire, glasgow, the west of scotland and beyond. Five london piano makers brinsmead challen collard danemann. Details of the early lives in the usa of william and henry brinsmead, the sons of william brinsmead and grandsons of henry brinsmead, the piano maker. The firm was originally established in 1836 as john brinsmead. American piano history a useful site for information on american piano history, with some data on sales and piano production in the usa. Brinsmead tried to show that this new reformation emphasis was a continuation of the awakenings mission, and during the early 70s, he worked hard to reconcile the reformation gospel with the pillars of adventism, especially the preadvent judgment.
In 1861 his sons john and edgar joined him and the firm became john brinsmead and sons in 1870. Numbers for most makers will go through a period when they are in four figures, and may resemble a year, for example, in 1791, broadwood square pianos had serial numbers in the 1700s and 1800s. Provided by brian hauseland from correspondance with the childrens aid society. Horace brinsmead 1883 1934, australian aviation pioneer.