| Broadwood Archive Services work in cooperation with John Broadwood & Sons Ltd to help provide detailed and often fascinating information for Broadwood Piano owners, collectors, buyers and sellers the world over. Each year we successfully handle dozens of enquiries from all parts of the globe. |
If you can provide the SERIAL NUMBER of your piano, we can usually tell you:
- The exact date when your piano was finished in Broadwood's London workshops.
- The full name of the piano's purchaser and the selling price.
- The address Broadwoods were asked to deliver the piano to when it was first despatched, and the method of delivery.
- An outline technical specification of the interior and exterior of the instrument, and the kind of casework veneer or decoration.
- If the piano was first hired out by Broadwoods, or brought back into the workshops for repair or restoration, we will usually have a record of this as well.
For all SQUARE (TABLE) , CABINET (TALL UPRIGHT), and UPRIGHT pianos, we need ONLY the serial number to commence any search.
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For all GRAND pianos, as well as the SERIAL NUMBER, we need:
- The exact LENGTH of the instrument, from the tail end, furthest away from the player, to the rail in front of the keyboard.
- The exact NUMBER OF NOTES on the keyboard. Simply count the number of white (natural) keys and add this total to the number of black (sharp) keys.
- Also, if you can tell us whether your grand piano is OVERSTRUNG (wound bass strings crossing diagonally above the remaining strings), or not, this would be very helpful.
Please click the YELLOW button below to begin your serial number search!
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