Brand |
Image |
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Addresses |
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HACK Robert |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker'
ca. 1841 |
4, Gray's Inn Passage (**1841), London |
HADDAN John Cooper |

Patent of 1856 :
"John Cooper HADDAN, Cannon-row, Westminster, Improvements in
pianofortes."
The Engineer, 26/12/1856, p. 698 |
'Engineer' ? ca. 1855 |
Cannon Row, Westminster
(x1856), Bristol |
HADDOW James |
 |
'Pianoforte-manufacturer'
ca. ?? |
London |
HAGGIS & Sons |
 |
'Pianoforte-[parts]-makers' ca. 1914-17
HAGGIS
& Son
(*1916)
HAGGIS
& Sons
(*1914)(*1917)(*1918)(*1919)
|
14-16, New Wharf Road, Caledonian Road, N.
(*1914), 16-18, New Wharf road, Caledonian Road, N.
(*1915),
38-40, Upper Clapton Road, N.E.
(*1916)(*1917)(*1918)(*1919),
London |
HAIG John |


Cabinet
pianoforte ca. 1825-30, Geelvinck Muziek Musea,
Zutphen, The
Netherlands
 |
'Pianoforte-manufacturers' ca. 1825-52
HAIG
& Co (x1842)
HAIG
John
(*1843)(*1846)
HAIG
John & Co (**1852)
|
2, Walworth Place, Walworth Road
(x1842)(*1843),
1-2, Walworth Place, Wiwth. Road (*1846)(**1852),
London |
HALE & Co |
 |
'Pianoforte-manufacturer' ca. 1863
|
Promenade House, Promenade, Cheltenham
(***1863), Gloucester |
HALE C. |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. ? |
London |
HALE Edward H. |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1884 |
Percy Street,
Tottenham Court Road, W.
(**1884), London |
HALL George A. |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1868-74 |
boards H. Bates, Court (**1868), h. Salem (*1874), Woburn |
HALL G. F. |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1897-19 10
|
79, Trafalgar Street
(*1897)(*1903)(*1906)(*1909)(*1910), Brighton |
HALL John |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer
ca. 1916-17 |
171, York Road, Battersea, S.W.
(*1916)(*1917), London |
HALL L. M. |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1874 |
h. Canal (*1874),
Woburn |
HALL W. & Sons |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca.
?
|
4, Heriot Place, Haverstock Hill (?),
London |
HALL
William |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1843, worked for Daniel Chandler HEWITT, see below.
"I am a manufacturer of small work for pianofortes, and live in
Whittam-place, Upper Holloway—I have manufactured dampers for Mr. Hewitt
many times."
Proceedings of the Central Criminal Court, 27th
February 1843, p. 208
|
1, Surrey Place East, Old Kent Road (*1843), London |
HALLÉ PIANO Co |

PARIS -
"8. Hallé, Piano Co, à Londres,
AV., Charles 25, Shepherds Bush. — Piano à queue horizontale, à queue
oblique et piano droit."
Catalogue général officiel. Tome troisième, Groupe III
: instruments et procédés généraux des lettres, des sciences et des arts :
classes 11 à 18, 1900, p. 542 (archive.org)
|
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1900-14

Exhibitors list
Paris,
1900 |
25, Charles Street, Shepherds Bush
(***1900), 135, Finsbury Pavement, E.C. (*1914), London |
HALLERTON John & Son |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1900 |
?? |
HALLET Samuel |

Patent of 1857 :
"11 May 1857 - 1326. Samuel
Hallett, of Clarges Street, Piccadilly, in the County of Middlesex, for
an invention for Improvements in pianofortes. A communication from
Joseph Becker, of the City of New York. Letters Patent sealed."
Chronological index of patents applied for and
patents granted of ..., 1857, p. 82
|
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1857 |
Clarges Street, Piccadilly, Middlesex (*1857),
London |
HALLEY James |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1852 |
73, Goswell Road (**1852), London |
HALLIDAY & Co |
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Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1822 |
23, Bishopsgate Street within
(**1822), London |
HALSMAYER PIANO Co |
 |
'Pianoforte-makers' ca. 1895 |
23, St. Mary Avenue, E.C. (**1895), London |
HAMBLETON Noah |
 |
Harpsichord and
Piano Forte-maker ca. 1793
|
2, Edward Street, Portman Square (**1793),
London |
HAMILTON & Co |
 |
Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1893-1910
|
15, Stoke's Croft
(*1893)(*1897)(*1903)(*1906)(*1909)(*1910), Bristol |
HAMILTON, EVANS & Co |
 |
Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1 901-04
|
143, Streatham High Road, S.W.
(**1901)(**1904), London |
HAMILTON James Alexander |
 |
'Music-seller'
ca. 1818
|
212, Piccadilly Haymarket (*1818), London |
HAMMAR Charles Alexander |

1850 -
"Charles Alexander Hammar,
formerly of No. 44, Rupertstreet, Haymarket, then of No. 6, Sidmouth-place,
Gray'sinn-lane, then of No. 35, Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square, all in
Middlesex, Journeyman Pianoforte Maker, then of No. 30, Cromer-street,
Gray's-inn-road, Pianoforte Maker, carrying on there such business in
copartnership with Robert Hay, under the style of Hammar and Hay, and now of
No. 6, Sidmouth-place aforesaid, both in Middlesex, Pianoforte Maker."
The London Gazette, 1850, p. 273
|
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1850
HAMMAR
& HAY (**1850), see HAY, just below |
44, Rupertstreet, Haymarket (18??), 6,
Sidmouth Place, Gray's inn Lane (18??), 35, Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square
(18??), 30, Cromer Street, Gray's-inn-road (**1850), 6, Sidmouth Place
(**1850), Middlesex, London |
HAMMOND & Co |
 |
Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1906-10 |
6, King Street, Regent Street, W.
(*1906)(*1907)(*1910), London |
HAMMOND John Vincent |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1896-1904 |
21, Trafalgar Square, Peckham, S.E. (**1896)(**1901)(**1904), London |
HAMMOND J. A. |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1907-09 |
5, Vigo Street, W. (*1907)(*1909), London |
HAMMOND
William |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1842-52
HAMMOND William
(x1842)(*1843)
HAMMOND William &
Sons
(**1852)
|
1, Surrey Place East, Old Kent Road
(x1842)(*1843)(**1852), London |
HAMPTON Charles



Pianoforte
3 Ft High by 4 Ft 3
Ins Wide - Rosewood 23 to 25 Gs; - Walnut 25 to 27 Gs


Pianoforte
3 Ft High by 4
Ft 3 Ins Wide - Rosewood 23 to 28 Gs; - Walnut 28 to 31 Gs


Pianoforte
2 Unisons - 3
Ft 11 ins High by 4 Ft 3 Ins Wide - Rosewood 28 to 32 Gs; - Walnut 32 to 36
Gs - 2 Gs extra for 3 Unisons 5Gs Check Action


Pianoforte
2 Unisons
- 4 Ft 2
ins High by 4 Ft 3 Ins Wide - Rosewood 28 to 32 Gs; - Walnut 32 to 36 Gs - 2
Gs extra for 3 Unisons 5Gs Check Action


Pianoforte
2 Unisons
- 4 Ft 2
ins High by 4 Ft 3 Ins Wide - Rosewood 32 to 35 Gs; - Walnut 35 to 38 Gs - 2
Gs extra for 3 Unisons 5Gs Check Action


Pianoforte
4 Ft 6 ins High by
4 Ft 6 Ins Wide - Rosewood 50 to 60 Gs; - Walnut 55 to 65 Gs - 7 octaves, 3
Unisons, harp pedal, ivory bridge, extra Check Action 5 Gs., all images of
an advertisement in 1862,
Debrett's Illustrated Peerage, of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and ..., 1862, p. 18
|


"C. HAMPTON'S
Compressed pianofortes.
Prices guineas. 20-23-25-28-32-36-40-50-60 each. [Established in 1851] This
principle was invented by C. H. in 1860, exhibited at the International
Exhibition, and carried the only award for "novelty Of Construction." It has
received the highest enconiums of the Press up to the present time, a few of
the latest being given, as showing that as the novelty ceases, the invention
is becoming more distinctly recognised.
To The Musical World. — Our attention has been called to one of the most
important improvements in the construction of the Pianoforte ever recorded,
which has for some time elicited the highest praise from some of the most
eminent scientific gentlemen who have closely examined them. We allude to
the Compressed Pianoforte, invented by Mr. C. Hampton." — Vide Civil Service
Gazette.
They combine two points of the greatest importance, viz., power and purity
of tone, and extraordinary durability."—Vide Court Circular.
Mr. Hampton, No. 3,405. exhibits an upright Piano, having different parts in
different stages of manufacture, the framing has Iron Tubular Screw Strutts,
so disposed tliat a longitudinal pressure can be put on during manufacture,
in anticipation of the tension that will afterwards come from the strings.
He has 'Honourable Mention' for the Invention." — See Juror's Reports, Class
XVI., p. C,
31 & 56, Charlotte St., Fitzroy Square, London, W. - MANUFACTORY AND SHOW
ROOMS. - For further particulars, see Index to other Advertisements."
Debrett's Illustrated Peerage, of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and ..., 1862, p. 16 and
Murray and Co.'s Book of Information for Railway
Travellers and Railway, 1865, p. 60
|
'Pianoforte-maker'
since 1851
HAMPTON Charles & Co
(**1882)
HAMPTON Charles & Co
Ltd.
(**1884), 'Inventors of the
Royal College of Music pianos'


LONDON - "3405 Hampton, C. 31,
Charlotte - St. Fitzroy-sq. — Improvements in pianos."
International exhibition, 1862 : Official catalogue of
the industrial department, 1862, p. 54
LONDON - "Mr. Hampton (3405) exhibits
a specimen of an upright piano, having ditferent parts in different stages
of manufacture, the whole being enclosed in a glass case. The framing has
iron tubular screw-struts so disposed that a longitudinal pressure can he
put on during manufacture, in anticipation of the tension that will
afterwards come from the strings. He has Honourable Mention for the
invention."
Reports by the Juries on the subjects in the
thirty-six classes into which ..., 1862, p. 148
LONDON - "HAMPTON,
C, 31, Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square, W — Compressed Piano Forte
Manufacturer. Honourable Mention, International Exhibition, 1862, for the
Invention of Important Improvements in the Construction of Cottage Pianos."
Debrett's Illustrated Peerage, of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain, 1865, p. 501


Patent of 1852 :
"653. Charles Hampton, of No. 61, Berwick-street, St.
James, in the county of Middlesex, for improvements in piano-fortes."
The London journal of arts and sciences and
repertory of patent inventions ..., 1852, p. 472

Honourable Mention London, 1862 |
61, Berwick Street, St. James (*1852),
31
[& 56],
Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square, W. (*1862)(**1865), 74,
Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square, W. (**1870)(**1882)(**1884), 6-8-9-10, Charlotte
Mews, Tottenham Court Road, W. (**1882)(**1884),
London |
HANCOCK John Crang (son) |


Transverse grand pianoforte of 1782, Colt Clavier Collection, Bethersden,
England, U.K.
Square pianoforte of 1790, Eric Feller Early Keyboard Instruments
Collection, Germany
Grand pianoforte ca. 1790, The Cobbe
Piano Collection, Surrey, England, U.K.

|
'Musical-Instrument-Maker' ca.
1793-94
'Patentee of the Grand Piano Forte'
(**1793)
|
Parliament Street, Westminster (**1793)(*1794), London |
HANCOCK James Crang (son) |

|
'Musical-Instrument-Maker' ca.
1793-94
'Patentee of the Grand Piano Forte'
(**1793)
|
Parliament Street, Westminster (**1793)(*1794), London |
HANCOCK James (father)
| John |

"The upright piano-forte was, doubtless,
taken from tho upright harpsichord, and we have always understood that it
was the invention of an Englishman of the name of Hancock, a musical
instrument maker resident in some part of Westminster. He was a man of much
ingenuity, and produced several varieties in keyed instruments; amongst
which we find the organised piano-forte, the portable grand piano-forte, and
an instrument, also a pianoforte, in the shape of a spinnet. The portable
grand, in its day, was a successful and desirable instrument, but has long
since been superseded by instruments of the kind called kit grands, boudoir
grands, pocket grands, and semi grands."
The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion
of Useful Knowledge, 1840, p. 141
|
'Organ Builder and Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1770-1820
Father of
John & James Crang HANCOCK
CRANG John & HANCOCK
James
(ca. 1770), see also
CRANG


Patent of 1790 :
" April 13,
1790. — John Hancock, (1) Small pieces of leather between the strings,
to deaden one string to each note, when required by the player. (2) A
back sticker presses down a palate at the bottom of pipes, in a case
below the pianoforte, admitting wind from a bellows blown by a pedal.
This flute-stop can be used separately or in conjunction with the
pianoforte."
The History of the Pianoforte, Edgar Brinsmead,
1879, p. 196
(archive.org)
|
Wych Street, Temple bar (**1793), London

North Devon |
HANDS George |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca.
1893 |
91, Arlington Road, N.W. (*1893), London |
HANDLEY M. |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-07 |
289, Bethnal Green Road, E. (*1906)(*1907),
London |
HANES & Co |

|
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1904
Successor of
LUNDBY & Co |
578, Fulham Road, S.W. (**1904),
London |
HANKINSON T. J. |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 18?? |
The Square (?), Bournemouth |
HANLEY C. C. |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1874 |
bd. R. Hanley (*1874),
Woburn |
HANLEY James |

SEE ALSO ...
Select Committee on import duties. - 13 July 1840
|
'Harp-maker' ca.
1840
|
London |
HANNAN H. |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1822 |
4, London Road (**1822), London |
HANNINGTON & Co |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1907-09 |
9, Dorreet Street (*1907)(*1909), London |
HANSEN GRIFFITHS Co |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer
ca. 1914-15 |
55, Berners Street, W. (*1914)(*1915), London |
HANSON Albert & Co |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer
ca. 1900 |
68, Buxton Road (?), Huddersfield, county of
York |
HANSONS |

|
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer
ca. 1946 |
High Street (*1946), Stratford-upon-Avon |
HARCOURT & Co |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1 900
|
London |
HARDCASTLE John Julius Jones |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1919

SEE ALSO ...
Arthur Charles SCIPEO
|
London |
HARDIE Henry |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1843-52
|
13, Up Gloster Place, Kings Road Chelsea (*1843),
3, Gloster Place, Kings Road Chelsea
(**1852), London |
HARDIE William |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1846
|
17, Sidney Street (x1846), 108, Church
Street (x1846), Brighton |
HARDY Harry & Co |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1901
|
156, Maple Road, Penge, S.E.
(**1901), London, |
HARDY Henry |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1800 (2)
|
Oxford |
HARDY Richard |
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'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1845
|
31, Church Street
(*1845), Leeds |
HARE James |

Patent of 1860 :
"Hare - 30 August 1859 - 1971. James Hare, of Hamstead Road, Handsworth,
near Birmingham, Music Smith, for an invention for Improvements in piano
fortes."
Chronological index of patents applied for and
patents granted, 1860, p. 129
|
'Music Smith' ca. 1859 |
Hamstead Road (*1860), Handsworth, near
Birmingham |
HARGREAVES W. |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1895-1910 |
11, Booth Street, Piccadilly (*1895)(*1906)(*1909)(*1910),
Manchester |
HARLAND Alfred Joseph |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' since 1879 untill 19 15
|
106, Wenlock Street, New North Road, N.
(**1884)(**1891), 2-3, Forston Street, N. (**1891)(**1895),
106, Wenlock Street,
N.
(**1895), 105-106, Wenlock Street, N.
(*1895)(*1897)(*1899)(*1903)(*1906)(*1907)(*1909)(*1910),
106, Wenlock Street, Hoxton, N. (*1914)(*1915),
London
|
HARLEY D. W. |
 |
'Musical Instrument Maker' ca. 1818 |
48, Wyche Street (**1818), London |
HARLING Joseph Alfred & Co |
 |
'Pianoforte-makers' ca. 1870-84 |
81, Newington butts., S.E. (**1882)(**1884),
373, Brixton Road
(**1884), 36, Water Lane, S.W.
(**1884), London |
HAROLD Brothers |
 |
'Pianoforte-makers' ca. 1914-15 |
Lampeter Street,
Islington, N. (*1914)(*1915), London |
HAROLD Francis E. & Co |
 |
'Pianoforte-makers' ca. 1895-97 |
London |
HAROLD & Co |
 |
'Pianoforte-makers' ca. 1895-97 |
518, Holloway Road, N. (*1895)(*1897), London |
HAROLD & DENSON Ltd. |
 |
'Pianoforte-makers' since 1883 |
45-49, Oxford Road, Finsbury Park, N.
(**1904), London |
HARPER Brothers |
 |
'Pianoforte-makers' ca. 1893-1910
HARPER Edward
(*1903)(*1906)(*1909)(*1910)
|
36, Ship Street (*1893)(*1903)(*1906)(*1909)(*1910),
Brighton |
HARPER & CASTLE |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca.
1882-93 |
13, Aberdeen Park Road, N. (**1882)(*1893), London |
HARPER Edwin |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1882-91
|
75, Haverstock Hill, N.W.
(**1882)(**1891), London |
HARPER ELECTRIC PIANO Co Ltd. |

|
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1 914-15
|
258-260-262, Holloway Road, N. (*1914)(*1915), London |
HARPER Thomas W. |
PHOTO
Englands only woman piano
manufacturer.
Miss Ada Harper, managing director of Thomas Harper pianos ltd. of
London, is the only woman piano manufacturer and managing director in
England. She has been in the buisness for thirtyfive years, and takes an
active part in directing the production of instruments at the factory.
Miss Ada Harper demonstratinga piano in London.
(europeana.eu)
|
'Pianoforte-maker' since
1880
HARPER Thomas
(*1916)(*1917)(*1918)(*1919)
|
498, Hornsey Road, N.
(*1916)(*1917)(*1918)(*1919), London |
HARPER William Claude |

|
'Pianoforte-maker'
ca. 1841-52 'Maker to his
late Majesty' |
49, Red Lion Street, Holborn (**1841)(x1842)(*1843)(**1852), London |
HARRIS Baker |
 |
'Harpsichord, spinets, organ and Pianoforte-maker' ca.
1740-80 (2) |
London |
HARRIS Brothers |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca.
1916-19 |
72, Downs Park Road, Hackney, N.E. (*1916)(*1917)(*1918)(*1919), London |
HARRIS & Co |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca.
1904
HARRIS
& Co (**1904) |
Olinda Works, Olinda Road, Stamford
Hill, N. (**1904), London
|
HARRIS Charles |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca.
1860
1860 -
"Creditors under Estates in Chancery.
Last day of proof. Tuesday, Nov. 13, 1860. [...] Harris, Charles,
Pianoforte Maker, late of Pratt-street, Lambeth, Surrey, and formerly of
New-street, Vincent-square, Westminster."
The Solicitors' Journal and Reporter, 17/11/1860,
p. 39
|
New Street, Vincent Square, Westminster
(18??), Pratt Street, Lambeth, Surrey
(xx1860), London
|
HARRIS J. |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca.
1884-1910
HARRIS
& Co
(**1884)
HARRIS
J. & Co (*1893)(*1906)(*1907)(*1910) |
33, Rathbone Place, W.
(**1884)(*1893), 16,
Newman Street, Oxford Street, W.
(**1884)(*1893), 2, Broad Street Buildings, E. (*1906)(*1907)(*1910), London
|
HARRIS William |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer
ca.
1914-15 |
20, Colvill Place, Whitfield
Street, W. (*1914(*1915)), London
|
HARRISON & Co.


Pianoforte,
The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, 01/05/1797,
p. 609 |


"Far superior to what are
frequently Sold for Twenty-five Guineas each.
Being the Grandell and molt Advantageous Plan ever offered TO THE PUBLICK.
LONDON: Printed for Harrison- and Co. No. 18, Paternoster Row; and Sold by
all other Booksellers, Stationers, and Newsmen, as well as at most Musick
Shops, in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and America.*
AND A-PIANO-FORTE, worth Twenty-five Guineas, GRATIS. [...]
WHEN the high Price of a good
Piano-forte is considered, and that trie extravagant Hire of the molt mean
and indifferent Instrument, is always at lead Half a Guinea or Twelve
Shillings a Month, to say nothing of the prodigious and continual Expence of
Musick Books, whether borrowed or bought, it is prefumed that Half a Crown a
Week can never be thought a very serious Sum for the Advantage of becoming
Owner of an elegant and excellent new Piano-forte, as well as a more select
and compleat Library of such sterling, favourite, and fashionable Musick, as
will always be esteemed valuable, than can easily be purchased at any Price.
Of the Beauty and Agreeableness of a Piano-forte, as elegant ornamental
Furniture for the mod splendid Apartment, no Person can be ignorant! and
even in the few genteel Families, particularly in the Country, where there
may not be any convenient Opportunity of learning to play, the Pleasure and
Satisfaction of possessing an Instrumemt so valuable, with Books of all the
most favourite Vocal and Instrumental Pieces, ready for occasional Visitors,
must be highly gratifying to every Person of Taste and Sensibility. By means
of the Piano-forte Magazine, this Satisfaction will now be easily
attainable, at an Expence scarcely felt by any Person in decent Life: and we
may venture to suggest, that it will form a valuable and lasting, as well as
a most elegant and agreeable Present, to all young Ladies, and Gentlemen,
from their Parents, Relatives, or Friends, who may thus have the Pleasure of
seeing them the sooner induced to undertake the Acquirement of so pleasing
an Accomplishment as the enchanting Art of Musick.
Even those Ladies and Gentlemen, who already have Instruments of their own,
will find this Work worthy their Attention :
|
'Pianoforte-manufactory' ca. 1 797


(continuation)
as the Musick it contains will alone, in
general, coil less than Half the common Price; besides that the
Piano-Forte will not only be new, but far superior to any they can
already possess; and to Perlbns who have both Town and Country
Residences, and only one Piano-Forte, it will prove peculiarly
convenient and agreeable. [...] In short, they have too much
Property at stake, in this grand, important, and unprecedented
Undertaking, not to make the Piano-forte Magazine, in every Respect,
well worth the Encouragement which they earnestly solicit from a liberal
and decerning Publick. The Specimen Instrument, which has been tried by
some of the first Judges, is pronounced one of the very belt
Piano-fortes they ever touched; and those already delivered to
Subscribers, arc allowed by themselves and Friends, to excel even the
Specimen itself. Letters to this Effect, from some of the most
respectable Characters in the Kingdom, may be see a at the Publishers.
N. B. The Nobility, Gentry, and Others, who may be desirous of posessing
their Piano-fortes earlier than the regular Courle of Publication, are
respectfully informed, that Messrs. Harrison and Co. having compleatly
established their new Manufactory, can immediately deliver them, on
receiving the entire Subscription."
The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal,
01/05/1797, p. 609-611
|
18, Paternoster Row (**1797),
London |
HARRISON A. E. |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer
ca. 1901-04 |
42, Lewisham Road,
Lewisham, S.E. (**1901)(**1904), London |
HARRISON E. |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1 893-1910
|
Alexandra Hall, Mercaant's Road, Clifton
(*1893)(*1897)(*1903)(*1906)(*1909)(*1910), Bristol |
HARRISON Edward |

LONDON -
"Messrs. Harrison & Co. exhibit an
upright piccolo, called the “utilitarian boudoir piano,” and made with the
object of constructing a piano-forte at the least possible cost: the price
of this instrument being eighteen guineas only. To effect this, several
alteration shave been made. In the first place, there is only one string to
each note; secondly, the keys are shorter and project less, by which the
legs or scrolls usually put under the key-frame are saved ; and, thirdly,
the action consists of a simple projection at the end of the key, which
lifts the tail of the hammer directly, without the intervention of any
hopper. It is in fact a return to the primitive single-action, with which
the piano-forte was first made; the only difference being the variation in
form necessary to apply it to the upright instrument. Although advocating
cheapness, we cannot consider it desirable to obtain it by depriving the
piano-forte of the improvements it has received, or by any other means
calculated to deteriorate its quality."
Newton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences, 1851,
p. 33-34
|
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1841-62


(continuation)
LONDON -
" 464a
Harrison, J., 45 Upper John Street, Fitzroy Squire — Manufacturer and
Inventor. Model of action generally used by pianoforte manufacturers.
Model of registered boudoir pianoforte; action to show in what the
improvement consists. Pianoforte with the registered action."
Official description and illustrated catalogue of
the Great exhibition, 1851, p. 464
LONDON - "3406 Harrison, & Co. 65,
John-st. Fitzroy sq. — Piano, with iron clipper plates, and rustless gilt
steel wire."
International exhibition, 1862 : Official catalogue of
the industrial department, 1862, p. 54
LONDON - "[...] chez M. Hartisson, un bon
piano droit d'une forme peut-ètre un peu élevée."
Rapports des délégués facteurs de pianos des délégués
facteurs d'orgues-harmoniums et des délégués facteurs d'instruments en
cuivre et en bois... / Délégations ouvrières à l'exposition universelle de
Londres en 1862, 1863, p. 5 (Gallica)

Exhibitors list
London, 1851
| Exhibitors
list London, 1862 |
124, London Road (**1841)(x1842)(*1843),
45 Upper John Street, Fitzroy Square (**1851),
65,
John Street, Fitzroy Square (*1862),
London |
HARRISON Frederick James |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1 896-1901
|
16, Hill Street, Peckham, S.E. (**1896)(**1901), London |
HARRISON & HARRISON |
 |
Pianoforte-makers and/or piano dealers
ca. 1906-10 |
92-98, Colmore Row (*1906)(*1909), 40-41, Benett's
Hill (*1906)(*1909)(*1910), Birmingham |
HARRISON John |
 |
'Harpsichord, spinets, organ and Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1 743-81
|
London |
HARRISSON Johannes |
 |
Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1 765
Established in 1765 (1)
|
London |
HARRISON Joseph |

Patent of 1854 :
"1164. And Joseph Harrison,
of Fitzroy-square, in the county of Middlesex, has given the likenotice
in respect of the invention of improvements in piano fortes."
The London Gazette, 18/07/1854, p. 2242
(thegazette.co.uk)

FIRE
"Fire At Harrison's Pianoforte Manufactory. —
On Wednesday night a fire broke out
on the premises occupied by the above firm, at John-street,
Tottenham-court-road. A great amount of property was destroyed, part only of
which, we believe, was insured. The unfortunate workmen have, as usual, lost
all their tools, which were not insured."
The Musical World, 29/03/1856, p. 203 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 18 54-62


LONDON -
"464 Harrison, J., Fabr. und Erf, 45 Upper John Fitzroy Square, –
Modell für Pianoforte-Fabrikanten un Pianoforte."
Amtlicher Catalog der Ausstellung der
Industrie-Erzeugnisse aller Völker, 1851, p. 66
LONDON - "Harrison
Joseph, & Co, 65 John Street, Fitzroy Square, London, W. - A pianoforte
with patent iron clipper plates and gilt steel wire, that will not
rust."
The International Exhibition of 1862,
p. 103
LONDON - "Messrs.
Harrison and Co. (3406) exhibit two uprights, a model of a. simple lever
action, and specimens of a wire prepared to prevent oxidation. They are
awarded a Medal."
Reports by the Juries on the subjects in the
thirty-six classes into which ..., 1862, p. 148

Exhibitors kist
London, 1851 | Exhibitors
list London, 1862
|
[45], Fitzroy Square, Tottenham Court Road, Middlesex (*1854)(**1856),
65, John Street, Fitzroy
Square (**1862),
London |
HARRISON T. |
 |
'Great Midland Music Warehouse' ca. 1867 |
Benneth's Hill and Colmore Road
(**1867), Birmingham |
HARRISON Thomas |

Patent of 1868 :
"Harrison. 6th November 1868. - 3375. Thomas Harrison, of Liverpool, in
the County of Lancaster, Pianoforte Manufacturer, for an invention for
improvements in pianofortes. Letters Patent sealed."
Chronological index of patents applied for and
patents granted ..., 1869, p. 232
|
'Pianoforte-manufacturer' ca. 18 37-68
|
42, Richmond Row (*1837), Liverpool,
Lancaster |
HARRISON Thomas |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' since 1890 |
49 ½, Grayling Road, Stoke
Newington, N. (**1904)(*1916)(*1917)(*1918)(*1919), London |
HARRODS |
 |
'Pianoforte-manufacturer'
since 1895 End : 1914 |
London |
HARROLD Francis Edward |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker'
ca. 1891 |
518, Holloway Road, N. (**1891), London |
HARSTON James |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker'
ca. 1855 |
Lombard Street, Newark (xx1855), Nottingham |
HARSTON & Son |
 |
'Pianoforte-makers'
ca. 1900 |
Lincoln - Newark |
HART & FELLOWS |
 |
'Musical Instrument maker' ca.
1822 |
1, Beech Street, Barbican (**1822), London |
HART John |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca.
1916-19 |
102, Trafalgar Road, Greenwich, S.E.
(*1916)(*1917)(*1918)(*1919), London |
HART Joseph |

"JOSEPH HART -
MANUFACTURER of Improved Cabinet, Cottage, and Square Piano Fortes,
Seraphines, Ac. 109, Hatton Garden, London.
J. Hart respectfully invites the Public to inspect his improved Piano-fortes, which, from their peculiar construction, produce a tone not
surpassed by those of any other maker; they are manufactured in an elegant
form, of the best and wellseasoned materials, and are offered at a very
reasonable price for ready money. Every instrument is warranted.
THE SERAPHINE. Having paid particular attention to the manufacture of this
useful instrument, J. Hart presents it to the Public as the most perfect of
the kind; its defects have been remedied, particularly those of not replying
to the touch, and also the difficulty nf supplying the wind, hitherto so
much complained of. The action of the bellows is now rendered so easy, that
it may be worked without the least fatigue, while the varied qualities of
tone, de. licate and soft, or powerful, at the pleasure of the performer,
renders It capable of giving effect to an y Organ Music, and it will be
found equally adapted either for the Church, Chanel, or the Drawing Room."
The Musical World a weekly record of Musical Science,
Literature, and ..., 1838, p. 15
|
'Pianoforte-maker', Music
engraver and
publisher ca. 1838-52


(continuation)
"Coronation
Anthem. O Lord by whom sovereigns reign, composed expressly for the
Coronation of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, by Thos. Jarman (author of the
'Sacred Harmonica', 'Voice of Melody', &c. Price ls. Published by J. Hart,
100, Hatton Garden, Music seller and Manufacturer of Improved Cabinet and
Cottage Pianofortes, Seraphines, &c., which combine brilliant and powerfull
tone, superior touch - elegant form, and the greatest durability. Every
Instrument is Warranted, and Six Months' Trial Allowed."
The Musical World a weekly record of Musical Science,
Literature, and ..., 1838, p. 140

"J.
HART, 109, HATTON GARDEN, Manufacturer of Improved Cabinet, Cottage, and
Piccolo Pianofortes, which combine Brilliant and Powerful Tone, Superior
Touch, Elegant Form, and the greatest durability.
Piccolo Pianofortes from 28 to 35 Guineas
Cottage Ditto from 30 to 40 Ditto
Cabinet Ditto from 40 to 60 Ditto
A liberal allowance to Country Dealers, Merchants, and the Profession."
The Musical World, 23/O5/1839, p. 64
|
109, Hatton Garden
(*1838)(***1839)(**1841)(x1842)(*1843)(**1852), London |
HART PITMAN F. & Co |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-10 |
20, Paternoster Row, E. (*1906)(*1907)(*1910),
London |
HARTILL & LOCKINGTON |

"Hartill & Lockington (from Broadwood's), Pianoforte
Makers, with Metallic Plates for extreme climates, 41, Kenton-street,
Brunswick-square. "
The British Colonies : their history, extent,
condition and resources, 1851, p. 7 (archive.org)
|
'Pianoforte-makers' since 1850-57
'From Broadwoods' |
[41], Kenton Street, Brunswick Square
(*1850)(y1854)(y1857), London |
HARTLEY Stephen & Sons |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' since 1857 |
Halifax |
HARVEY Benjamin |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 18 60-95
HARVEY Benjamin
(**1882)
HARVEY Benjamin & Son
(**1884)
HARVEY Benjamin
(**1895)
|
24, Edward Street, City Road, N. (**1882)(**1884)(**1891)(**1895), London |
HARVEY George |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1895-19 10
HARVEY George & Son
(??)
HARVEY
G.
(*1899)
HARVEY Son
(*1906)(*1907)
HARVEY George
(*1910)
|
169, Copenhagen Street, N.,
W.C.
(*1895)(*1897)(*1899)(*1903)(*1906)(*1907)(*1909)(*1910), London |
HARVEY John |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 18 55
|
London |
HARVEY Thomas |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1891-191 5
|
83, Shepperdess Walk, N. (**1891)(**1895)(*1914)(*1915), London |
HARWAR Joseph |

LONDON -
"A cottage upright, by Mr. Harwar, has the
power of transposing. The framing, carrying the sound-board and system of
strings, is detached from the case, and is capable of being moved laterally
upon rollers, by taming a screw at the side. When the frame is shifted more
or less to the right, the key C will strike either B, B flat, or A,
according to the distance through which it is moved; or, by shifting it to
the left, the same key will strike C sharp, D, or D sharp, and so on. This
piano-forte has also metallic bracing at the back, to counteract the pull of
the strings."
Newton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences, 1851,
p. 34
LONDON -
"493A Harwar, J., Fab., 28 Bloomsbury Street. – Ein Pianoforte mit
Verbesserungen."
Amtlicher Catalog der Ausstellung der
Industrie-Erzeugnisse aller Völker, 1851, p. 67
|
'Pianoforte-manufacturer' ca. 1840-52
Bankrupt in 1844 :
"Bankrupts - From Noveber 26th to December 13th inclusive [...] Harwar
Joseph, Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury, pianoforte-manufacturer."
The Bankers' Magazine, Volume 1, 12/1844,
p. 247


(continuation)
LONDON -
" 493a Harwar, Joseph, 28
Bloomsbury Street - Manufacturer. Pianoforte with transposing mechanism,
metallic aquilibrium string frame, adjusting tension rods, and improved
sound-board, fitted up in newly designed case with sliding front. (The
first transposing pianoforte invented by a German named Rolla [Roller]
The keys in his instrument were shifted; the modern system is
incomparably superior. - H.E.D.)"
Official description and illustrated catalogue of
the Great exhibition, 1851, p. 469 -
see also
Roller & Blanchet (°1826) in Paris,
France

Exhibitors list
London, 1851
|
29, Charlotte Street, Bloomsbury (**1841)(x1842),
28, Charlotte Street, Bloomsbury (**1844)(**1851),
28, Bloomsbury Street, St.
Gilles (**1852), London |
HARWOOD Richard & Son |
 |
'Pianoforte-makers' ca.
1900 |
London |
HASTELOW Henry |

 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca.
1852-97
CAPEROE & HASTELOW
(**1852)(untill 1891), see also
CAPEROE
HASTELOW
Henry
(**1882)(**1884)
HASTELOW Henry & Co
(*1893)
|
Factory : 11,Temple Street, Hackney Road,
E. (18??),
447, Hackney Road, E. (**1882)(**1884)(*1893), London |
HASTINGS G. & W. |
 |
Pianoforte-makers and/or piano dealers
ca. 1895-1910 |
158, West Street
(*1895)(*1897)(*1903)(*1906)(*1910),
Sheffield |
HATTERSLEY William |

Patent of 1845 : "William
Hattersley, of Regent Street, Westminster, pianoforte maker, for "certain
improvements in (April 7.) the construction of pianofortes."
The Pianoforte, its origin, progress, and construction
, Edward F. Rimbault, 1860, p. 156

SEE ALSO ...
...
the patent of 1847 of
Claude MONTAL
|
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 18 42-47
1847 -
"The Court forrelief of insolvent
debtors. Saturday the 26th day of June 1847. [...] On their own
petitions. [...] William Hattersley, late of N. 50, Millbank-street,
Westminster, Middlesex, Piano Forte Maker. - In the debtors' Prison for
London and Middlesex."
The London Gazette, 29/06/1847, p. 2408
(TheGazette.co.uk)
|
43, Regent Street, Westminster
(x1842)(1845),
50, Millbank Street, Westminster, Middlesex (xx1847), London |
HAUCK Frederick |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1 813


Patent of 1813 : " March
3, 1813. - Frederick Hauck. Method of applying additional keys, strings
hammers, etc. to old-keyed instruments."
The History of the Pianoforte, Edgard Brinsmead,
1879, p. 201 (archive.org)
|
London |
HAWKES & Son |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1895-1910
See also
BOOSEY & HAWKES
|
28, Leicester Square
(*1895)(*1897), Denman Street,
Piccadilly Circus
(*1899)(*1903)(*1906)(*1907)(*1909)(*1910), London
|
HAWKES William |

Patent of 1808 : "July 25, 1808. —
William Hawkes. Two sets of strings of two unisons to each set. The
action being shifted by pedal so as to strike each set, produces seven
diatonic and five flat tones to our present scale of twelve fixed
tones."
The History of the Pianoforte, Edgard Brinsmead,
1879, p. 200 (archive.org)
|
'Pianoforte-maker' ? ca. 1808
|
London ? |
HAWKESLEY Jos. |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca.
1893 |
35, Tavistock Place, W.C. (*1893), London |
HAWKINS Major |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1 870-84
|
40, University Street, Tottenham Court Road,
W.C. (**1870)(**1882), 58, Harington Street, Hampstead Road, N.W.
(**1884),
London |
HAWKINS Richard |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1891-19 15
|
19, Buckingham Road, Kingsland, N.
(**1891)(**1895), 2-4, Tottenham Road, N.
(**1891)(*1895)(**1895)(*1897)(*1899)(*1903)(*1906)(*1907)(*1909)(*1910)(*1914)(*1915), London
|
HAWKINS Thomas |
 |
'Pianoforte-manufacturer'
ca. 1850 |
London |
HAWLEY John |

Patent of 1840 : "JOHN HAWLEY,
FRITH STREET, SOHO, WATCHMAKER, for improvements in pianos and harps. -
Enrolment Office, December 1, 1840."
The Mechanic's Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal and
Gazette, Volume 33, 1840, p. 589
|
'Watch-maker' ca. 1840
|
Drith Street, Soho (*1840), London |
HAXBY Thomas |


Square pianoforte of 1772, Private collection Lord Hotham, Yorkshire,
England, U.K.
Square pianoforte of 1772, Städtisches Museum, Brunswick, Germany
Square
pianoforte of 1774, Eric Feller Early Keyboard Instruments Collection, Germany
Square
pianoforte of 1786, Stiftung Lebensfarben, Berlin, Germany (p.
15)
Square pianoforte n° 325 of 1792, Fairfax House, U.K.

|
'Musical Instrument
Maker' ca. 1770-92


Patent of 1770 : " Dec.
28, 1770. — Thomas Haxby. A single harpsichord of two unisons . . .
which produces ten variations of stops."
The History of the Pianoforte, Edgar Brinsmead,
1879, p. 193 (archive.org)
|
York |
HAY Robert |

1850 - "Court for relief of
insolvent debtors. [...] Robert Hay, formerly of No. 152, Grove-street,
Camdentown, and of No. 30, Cromer-street, Gray's-inn-road, Pianoforte
Maker, carrying on such business at No. 30, Cromer-street aforesaid, in
copartnership with Charles Alexander Hammar, under the style of Hammar
and Hay, then of No. 152, Grove-street aforesaid, and now of No. 90,
Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square, both in Middlesex, Pianoforte Maker."
The London Gazette, 1850, p. 273
|
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1850
HAMMAR
& HAY (**1850), see HAMMAR, just
above |
152, Grovestreet (18??), Camdentown, 30, Cromerstreet
(18??),
Gray's-inn-road, 152, Grovestreet
(18??),
Fitzroysquare (**1850), Middlesex, London |
HAYES |

|
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 19?? |
London
|
HAYS Alfred |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-15 |
4, Royal Exchange Buildings, E.C.
(*1906)(*1907)(*1910),
80, Cornhill, E.C.
(*1914)(*1915), 26, Old Bond
Street, W. (*1914)(*1915),
London
|
HEALY |

BRAND
Pianos made by
LESWEIN, London

|
'Pianoforte-brand' after 1920
|
London |
HEALY & RICHARDS |
 |
'Pianoforte-makers' since 1889
|
61a, Fortess Road
(*1895)(**1895)(*1897)(*1899),
75a, Fortess Road, N.E.
(*1906)(*1907)(*1909)(*1910), London |
HEARNE Alfred |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 18 41
|
59, Judd Street, Brunswick Square (*1841), London |
HEATHMANN William Bridgman |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1891-19 10
HEATHMAN William
Bridgman & Charles
(**1891)
|
14, de Beauvoir Cresent, N.
(**1891)(*1895)(*1897)(*1899)(*1903)(*1906)(*1907)(*1909)(*1910), London |
HELBY Charles |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca.
1891-1914
HELBY
Charles & Co
(**1891)(**1895)
HELBY
Charles (*1914)
|
22, Baker Street, W.
(**1891)(**1895), 6, Lower Seymour Street, W.C. (*1893),
108, Victoria Street, S.W.
(*1914)(*1915),
London
|
HEMMINGWAY & THOMAS |



PARIS -
"Hemingway & Thomas ; Fabricants de pianos ;
27, Victoria Road, Kentish Town, London.
Un piano, classe 4, modèle anglais, en bois de rose. Un piano, classe 4a,
modele allemand, en bois de noyer. Un piano, classe 6a, modele parisien, en
bois de noyer. Tous sont enregistrés, et ont de nouveaux ornements."
Catalogue officiel de la section anglaise, 1878,
p. 66 (archive.org)
|
'Pianoforte-makers' ca. 1 878-1909

Exhibitors list Paris, 1878
|
27, Victoria Road, Kentish Town
(**1878), Lewis Street, Victoria Road, Kentish Town, N.W.
(**1882)(**1884)(**1891)(**1895), [27], Victoria Road, Kentish town, N.W.
(*1893)(*1895)(*1897)(*1899)(*1903), 15, Victoria Road,
Kentish Town, N.W.
(**1895)(*1906)(*1907)(*1909),
London
|
HEMMINGWAY & WILLIAMS |
 |
'Pianoforte-makers' ca. 1 910
|
11-13, Northgate Street
(*1910),
London
|
HENDERSON George |
 |
'Pianoforte-manufacturer and instrument tuner and repairer' ca. 1827 |
25, High Bridge (xx1827), Gateshead,
Newcastle-upon-tyne |
HENDERSON James & Sons |
 |
'Pianoforte-makers' ca.
1870-93
HENDERSON
James & Son (**1882) |
7, Grafton Street, Fitzroy Square, W.
(**1870)(**1882)(*1893), 230, Marylebone Road, W. (**1882), London
|
HENDERSON Samuel |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca.
1825 |
8, Little James Street (x1825), London |
HENRY Edward & Co |

Nameplate on a KIRKMAN pianoforte,
hammerfluegel.info
|
Pianoforte-makers and/or piano dealers
ca.
1855 |
London & Manchester |
HENSHAW & LOEBELL |
 |
Pianoforte-makers and/or piano dealers ca. 1895-1909 |
20-22, Swan Street (*1895)(*1906)(*1909),
9, Amber Street
(*1910), Manchester |
HEPWORTH ORGAN & PIANO Co
|
 |
'Pianoforte-makers' ca. 1895
|
45, Hampstead Road, N.W. (**1895),
London
|
HERMITAGE S. & Sons |


|
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1901-04
'Established in 1859'
HERMITAGE
Lindsey Ltd. (??)
HERMITAGE
& Sons
(**1901)(**1904), piano merchants |
258, Clapham Road, S.W.
(**1901)(**1904),
23, Knight's Hill Road, W. Norwood,
S.E.
(**1904),
London

Beethoven Hall, Eastbourne

St. Leonards

Hastings

Turnbridge Wells
|
HERRBURGER-BROOKS |
 |
'Pianoforte-action-manufacturers'
ca. 1920
In 1920
BROOKS merged with
HERRBURGER in Paris.
"HERRBURGER BROOKS (Lim.), 31 Lyme St,
Camden Town, N.W. — Piano actions, keys, hammers, stools and mouldings."
The Music Trade Directory, 1921, p. 207
|
Nottingham

31, Lyme Street, Camden Town, N.W. (*1921),
London |
HESKETH T. E. |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1895-1910 |
57, Lower Mosley Street (*1895)(*1906)(*1909)(*1910),
Manchester |
HEWITT Daniel Chandler
(1789 - 1869) |


Pianino
with curved keyboard ca. 1840, The Piano Museum,
Hopkinton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Upright
pianoforte ca. ?, St. Fagan’s Museum of National History - National Museum
of Wales, U.K.


Patent of 1838 : "Daniel Chandler
Hewitt, of Store-Street, Bedford-Square, professor of music, for certain
improvements in musical instruments. Sealed December 6, 1838. - (six
months)."
Repertory of patent inventions and other discoveries
and ..., Volume 11, 1839, p. 61 - Read more here : Patents
for Inventions: Abridgments of Specifications Relating to Paints, 1871,
p. 127
Patent of 1844 :
"Hewitt, Daniel Chandler, of Hanover-street, Hanover-square, musical
instrument maker, for improvements in certain stringed and wind musical
instruments. Sealed 9th November."
A list of all patents for inventions granted in
England during the year, 1845, p. 17 - Read more here :
Patents
for Inventions: Abridgments of Specifications Relating to Paints, 1871,
p. 146
Patent of 1854 : "HEWITT,
DANIEL CHANDLER, of Richmond, Surrey, professor of music. Improvements
in the construction of pianofortes. Patent dated December 16, 1854. (No.
2647.) Claims.-1. Applying pianoforte-strings to walls or fixed
partitions as a substitute for the strong portable wooden frames and
metal bracings at present employed for taking the strain of such
strings. 2. The application to pianofortes generally of a certain lever
arrangement for holding the strings at tension and facilitating the
tuning of the same. 3. Arranging the strings of the several notes in
different planes. 4. A method of raising the level of the bearing point
of the keys."
Mechanic's Magazine, 1855, p. 39
- Read more here :
Patents
for Inventions: Abridgments of Specifications Relating to Paints, 1871,
p. 215
|
'Pianoforte-maker' and prodessor of music, ca. 1 838-55
Born in Scotland in 1789 and died in
London 1869. (Musical
Scotland, 1894, p. 80)
A pianoforte-maker GUNTHER had the same
address in 1841 as HEWITT :
6, High Street, Camden Town
HALL William, her above, worked in 1843
for him. And also
BONNEY Edward worked in the years
1841-43 for him.
"Daniel Hewitt, for instance, lost twelve
thousand pounds in a few years through attempting to introduce a
down-striking grand piano, known as the "camel-back" from its peculiarly
ungainly appearance in a patent dated December 16, 1854, neproposed
affixing a wrest-plank and bent side (the two parts that together carry
the strings) to the brickor stonewall of an apartment, so as to avoid
the necessity for constructing costly framework, with strong bracing to
resist the tension of the strings, between which and the wall he placed
his sounding-board."
History of the Pianoforte, Edgar Brinsmead,
1879, p. 137

INFO EXTRA
"About fifty years ago there appeared two curious works on the theory
of music; one by an Englishman, Mr. Daniel Chandler Hewitt, a professor
resident in London, and the other by a Spaniard, also resident in
London. Mr. Hewitt's book passed out of sight, for his engraver ran off
to America with the rare and expensive plates, and thus the
dissemination of his theory was stayed until the production of a new and
enlarged edition, which came out in 1864. [...]"
The natural and universal principles of harmony
and modulation, 1872, p. 72
Book of HEWITT :
The True Science of Music, D. C.
Hewitt, 1864

|
Store Street, Bedford Square (1838)(*1839),
[6], High Street, Camden
Town
(***1843), Hanover Street, Hanover Square (*1845), London

(**1855)
Richmond, Surrey |
HEWITT Edward |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1 850-83
|
25 Judd Street, St. Pancras (1883)(3),
London |
HEWITT Ernest Hugh |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1 914-15
|
73, Haverstock Hill, N.W. (*1914)(*1915),
London |
HEYS J. B. |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer
ca. 1884
|
5, Horse Fair (**1884), Kidderminster |
HEYWOOD |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1 900
|
London |
HIBBS & Co |
 |
Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1906-10 |
726, Ashton Old Road
(*1906)(*1909)(*1910),
Manchester |
HICKERS |
 |
'Pianoforte-manufacturer'
since 1902 |
London |
HICKIE |
 |
'Pianoforte-manufacturer'
ca. 19?? |
38, Broad Street (??), Reading |
HICKIE & HICKIE |
 |
'Pianoforte-manufacturers'
since 1864
HICKIE Brothers
(?) |
Tiverton, Devon |
HICKLEY T. J. & Co |

BRAND
WARWICK PIANO CO

|
'Pianoforte-makers' since 1901
HICKLEY
T. J. &
Co
(**1904)
HICKLEY
T. J. & Son (??)
|
113, Cottenham Road, Upper Holloway,
N. (**1904),
London |
HICKLING Richard |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1841-43
|
43, Great Tichfield Street (**1841)(*1843), London |
HICKMAN Charles |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1 842-52
|
15, Carburton, Fitzroy Square
(x1842),
47, Upper Northon Street, Fitzroy Square
(**1852), London |
HICKS George |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1 845-47
(2)
|
London |
HICKS Henry |


|
'Pianoforte-maker' since 1845
HICKS Henry (**1882)(**1884)(**1891)(**1895)
HICKS Henry & Son
Ltd.
(*1914)(*1915)(*1916)(*1917)(*1918)(*1919)
|
53, New Kent Road, S.E. (**1882)(**1884)(**1891)(**1895),
53-55-57-59, New Kent
Road, S.E.
(*1914)(*1915), 158
[258] to 262,
Borough High Street, S.E. (*1914)(*1915), 2a, Lewisham, High Road, New Cross, S.E.
(*1916)(*1917)(*1918)(*1919), London |
HICKS Joseph |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1 836
|
16, Lower Park Row (x1836), Bristol |
HIGEL & Co Ltd. |
 |
'Player-pianoforte-maker'
ca. 1917 |
149, Albion Road (*1917), 146-148, Church
Walk, Stoke, Newington (*1917), London |
HIGGINS S. Jno. |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1893-1910 |
7, Green Street, Market Street (*1893)(*1895)(*1897)(*1903)(*1906)(*1909)(*1910), Manchester |
HIGHWAY James |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1 845-47
(2)
|
London |
HILDRED |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. ? |
London |
HILLBACK C. |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1895-1909 |
Jackson Street, Hulme (*1895)(*1906)(*1909),
Manchester |
HILLIER PIANO & ORGAN Co |
 |
'Pianoforte-makers' since 1855 |
King's Road, Camden Town, N.W.
(**1870), London |
HILL John
| HILLS |
 |
'Pianoforte-manufactory' ca. 1808-43
|
9, London Road, Surry (*1808)(*1814), 9, London Road, St. George's Fields,
[Surry] (*1816)(*1818)(*1820)(**1822), 5, Harleyford Place Kennington common (*1843), London
|
HILL Robert Frederick
| HILLS |
 |
'Pianoforte-manufactory' ca. 1814-52
HILL Robert F. & CO
(1849)
HILL Robert Fred.
(**1852)
|
8, Oakley Terrace, Old Kent Road
(**1852), London
|
HILLMAR |
 |
'Pianoforte-manufacturer'
ca. ? |
London ? |
HILLS John |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 18 25-41
|
9, London Road (x1825), 5, Harleyford Place, Kennington (*1841), London |
HILLS M. L. |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1907-09 |
24, Harley Street, Row Road (*1907)(*1909), London |
HILTON & HILTON |
 |
'Pianoforte-manufactory' ca. 18 75-1921
|
Ravensthorpe, Mirfield (*1875), Victoria
Works, Raventhorpe (*1921), Dewsbury |
HILTON & HILTON |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer
ca. 1903-10 |
Savile Street (*1903)(*1906)(*1909),
Armley Street (*1910), Leeds |
HIME & ADDISON |



"PIANOFORTES, By Broadwood, Collard, Erard,
Nutting, Addison, Oetzman and Plumber, Kirkman, and other esteemed makers,
in grant variety, for Sale or Hire. Also Parisienne Model Three-String
Oblique Pianos.
Pianofortes, Harmoniums, and Harps returned from Hire are oflered a! yreaf'y
Reduced Prices.
TWENTY-FIVE GUINEA PIANOFORTES, Made expressly for this Establishment, by
Nutting and Addison, waranted. New Music at Half-Price, sent per Post, on
receiving Stamps in advance. ALEXANDRE’S AND EVAN ’S HARMONIUMS,
NEW AND SECOND HAND, FIVE GUINEAS AND UP WARDS. Tuner and Finishers, of
tried ability, from the first Houses in London. Orders from any distance
promptly attended to. 19, ST. ANN’S PLACE, MANCHESTER. HIME & ADDISON, N0.
19. ST. ANN’S SQUARE, MANCHESTER."
The Official Illustrated Guide to the North-Eastern;
North British ..., 1861, p. 102
|
Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1895-1910


(continuation)
"HIME
and ADDISON, 30, Victoria Street (Late 19, ST. Ann's Square). - Pianofortes
and Harmoniums in every variety, by the best makers. Cabinet Organs by Mason
and Hamlin, New York. Pianofortes Tuned and Repaired by experienced London
Artisans. Instruments taken in exchange. New Music at half-price.
Manchester. 30, Victoria Street. Manchester."
Monthly Musical Record, 1872, p. 154 |
19, St. Ann's Place, St. Ann's Square (x1861),
30, Victoria Street (**1872), 30-32, Victoria Street (*1895)(*1906)(*1909)(*1910),
Manchester |
HIME James W. |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1884 |
2, Elm Park Terrace, Fulham Road, S.E. (**1884), London |
HIME Humphrey & Son |

"HIME and Son, English and Foreign Music
Sellers. Daily Parcels from London and the Continent. Music forwarded to all
parts of the Kingdom on receipt of postage stamps with Order. Pianofortes,
Harmoniums, and Harps for hire on the three-years' system of purchase. Hime
and Son. Liverpool : 57, Church Street - Birkenhead : 18, Hamilton
Square."
Monthly Musical Record, 1872, p. 154
|
Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1818-72
|
33, Castle Street (***1818), 28, Church
Street (***1818), 56, Castle Street (**1828), 32, Church Street
(**1828), 57, Church Street (**1872),
Liverpool

18, Hamilton Square (**1872),
Birkenhead |
HINES J. & A. |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1884 |
38-40, Great College Street, Camden Town,
N.W. (**1884), London |
HINGSTON John |
1823 - "Notice
is hereby given, that the Partnership heretofore subsisting between us the
under signed; Jno. Hingston and Jno. Dixon, Organ-Builders,
Piano-Forte-Makers, &c. of 41, Cirencester-Place, Parish of St.
Mary-le-Bone., in the County of Middlesex, is this day dissolved by mutual
consent; and that all debts due and owning to and from the said late
Partnership concer?? will be received and paid by the said Jno. Hingston,
who will continue to carr on the Piano Forte making, &c. business as usual,
at the aforesaid 41, Cirencester-Place ; the Organ-Building business will be
carried on by Mr. Dixon, , as per future notice-Witness our hands this 8th
day of August 1823."
The London Gazette, 09/08/1823, p. 1327
|
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1 820-25
(2)
HINGSTON & DIXON
(**1823)
HINGSTON John
(x1825)
|
41, Cirencester Place (***1823), 1,
Cirencester Place, Fitzroy Square (x1825),
London |
HIRSH Emil & Co |
 |
'Pianoforte-makers' ca. 1891-1915 |
59-60-61, Hatton Garden, E.C. (**1891)(**1895),
113, Cottenham Road, Holloway, N.
(*1914)(*1915),
London
|
HITCHEN & Sons |
 |
'Pianoforte-manufacturers' ca. 1869 |
19, Clarence Works, Pellon Lane (**1869),
Halifax |
HOARE Peter |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1 882-1909
HOARE Peter & Co
(**1882)(**1884)
HOARE P.
(*1893)
HOARE & Co
(*1895)(*1899)(*1903)(*1906)(*1907)
|
54, Queen Street, Camden Town, N.W. (**1882)(**1884)(*1893), Worchester Yard Ch. Street, N.
(*1895)(*1897)(*1899)(*1903)(*1906)(*1907)(*1909), London |
HOBART John |
 |
'Harp and Musical Instrument Maker' ca. 1802
1802 -
Bankrupt 9th March 1802,
Cobbett's Annual Register, 1802, p. 561 -
and -
A list of bankrupts ... from Jan. 1, 1786, to June 24,
1806, p. 23
|
Warwick Street, Golden Square (*1802),
London |
HOBBS H. & Co |
 |
'Pianoforte-makers' ca. 1884 |
49, Scovell Road, Southwark, S.E.
(**1884),
London |
HODGE & ESSEX |
 |
'Pianoforte-makers' ca. 1884 |
42, Holborn Viaduct, E.C.
(**1884),
London |
HODGES C. |


Upright
pianoforte ca. 1830,
Museu de la
Música, Barcelona, Spain

|
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1 820-30
(2)
|
London |
HODGES C. & Son |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1836 |
28, Claire Street (x1836), Bristol |
HODGES S. & FLOYD R. |
 |
'Pianoforte-manufacturers' ca. 1853
1853 -
"Partnerships dissolved. Nov. 15 [...] Hodges, S. and Floyd, R. pianoforte
manufacturers, Egremont-place, New-road, Nov. 8. Debts paid by Floyd."
The Law Times, 26/11/1853, p. 99
|
Egremont Place, New Road (**1853), London |
HODSON Charles |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker'
ca. 1855 |
Grove Street, East Retford (xx1855),
Nottingham |
HODGSON I. |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1895-1910 |
127, Market Street (*1895)(*1906)(*1909)(*1910), Manchester |
HODGSON
Charles |


CHALLEN, DUFF & HODGSON
Upright
pianoforte ca. 1862, Powerhouse Museum, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Sydney, Australia


"Duff & Hodgson, music sellers & publishers,
65 Oxford Street, & patent pianoforte makers, & 3 Berners Street."
The Post Office London Directory, 1843,
p. 165
|
'Pianoforte-maker' and publisher ca. 1843-72
DUFF & HODGSON
(*1839)(*1843)(**1852), see also
DUFF
CHALLEN,
DUFF & HODGSON (*1872), see also
DUFF and
CHALLEN

Exhibitors list
London, 1872
|
Oxford Street (**1839),
3, Berner Street (*1843)(**1852), 65,
Oxford Street (**1852),
20, Oxford Street (*1862),
20, Oxford Street (*1870),
London |
HODGSON
John |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 18?? |
London |
HODSOLL William |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1822 |
45, High Holborn (**1822), London |
HOFFMANN J. F. |

" J.
F. HOFFMAN, Engelsch Forte-Pianomaker, adverteerd, dat hy alhier aangekomen
is met nieuwe FORTE-PIANO’S, die, aan Kenneren, alom hebben behaagd, en dus
geene aanpryzing behoeven. Met betrekking der Pryzen zyn dezelve, om
byzondere redenen, zeer matig gesteld. Deze INSTRUMENTEN zyn daaglyks te
zien en te Koop by J. Meedenbach, wonende in ’t Vorstelyk Wapen naast de
Castelenye in ’s Gravenhage, en by Sr. N. Steyger in de Goude Leeuw op de
Hoogstraat, het derde Huis van de Weste Wagestraat, te Rotterdam. Gemelde
J.F. Hoffman gedenkt alhier eenige dagen te vertoeven." s-Gravenhaagsche
Courant 30/10/1791 (Muzikale
advertenties in Nederlandse kranten 1621-1794, p. 20)
|
Pianoforte-maker ca. 1791 |
London ? |
HOFFMANN V. Jens |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1900 |
South Shields |
HOGGINS Francis & Co |
 |
'Pianoforte-manufacturers' ca. 1 880-1915
|
256, Globe Road, E.
(*1914)(*1915),
London |
HOLBROOK Charles William Oliver |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer and repairer ca.
1916-19 |
24, Thornbury Road, Brixton, S.W.
(*1916)(*1917)(*1918)(*1919), London |
HOLCOMBE Philip George |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1 882-91
|
43, Berners Street, W. (**1882)(**1891), London |
HOLDER


View in Whitefriargate,
The Official Illustrated Guide to the Great Northern
Railway, 1857, p. 69 |




" ONE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY PIANO-FORTES
By the best Makers, for Sale or Hire on the most Advantageous Terms, AT J.
W. HOLDER’S
EXTENSIVE PIANO-FORTE and general Music Warehouse. No. 1, WHITEFRIARGATE,
HULL.
NEW COTTAGE AND PICCOLO PIANO-FORTES, FROM SIXTEEN TO ONE HUNDRED GUINEAS.
Second-hand Piano-fortes, drim forty shillings to forty pounds. Harmoniums at
6£,
7£,
9£,
14£,
18£,
24£,
25£,
32£,
42£,
and 50£.
Non-copyright music at half-price.
ALL NEW MUSIC AT THE REDUCED PRICE. Every Article in the Music Trade in
great variety at the Lowest Prices.
J. W. HOLDER, N0. 1, WHITEFRIARGATE, HULL."
The Official Illustrated Guide to the Great Northern
Railway, 1857, p. 59
|
'Pianoforte-manufacturers' since
1837
HOLDER
J. W.
(x1857)(x1861)
HOLDER
Brothers (18??)
End : 1928


"The visitor to Hull cannot fail to
be impressed with the size of the wholesale and retail places of business,
conspicuous among which may be mentioned the establishment of MR. J. W.
HOLDER, in Whitefriargate. Upon entering the premises we were startled at
seeing the enormous stock of musical instruments. Fiddles for 10,000
performers; pianofortes for all Yorkshire. Orpheus would seem to have made
Hull his head-quarters. We have alluded to violins and pianos only, but
every kind of musical instrument may be found in this temple of the muses,
which is eminently worthy a place among our pictorial embellishments of what
may be seen and appreciated at Hull."
The Official Illustrated Guide to the Great Northern
Railway, 1857, p. 70 |
1, Whitefriargate (x1857), Hull

Brinsby

Bridlington |
HOLDER Lawrence John & Co |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca.
1901 |
1, Queen's Terrace, Surbiton Road, Kingston
(**1901), London |
HOLDERNESSE Charles |


HOLDERNESSE & HOLDERNESSE
Upright
pianoforte ca. 1856-80, Powerhouse Museum, Museum of Applied Arts
and Sciences, Sydney, Australia


LONDON -
"482 Holdernesse, Charles, 444 New Oxford
Street - Manufacturer. Cottage grand pianoforte, 6 7/8-octave, in carved
walnut-tree wood case (the design registered); with repeating check
action."
Official description and illustrated catalogue of
the Great exhibition, 1851, p. 466
LONDON -
"482 Holdernesse, C., Fabr., New Oxford Street. – Grosses Pianoforte."
Amtlicher Catalog der Ausstellung der
Industrie-Erzeugnisse aller Völker, 1851, p. 66
LONDON -
"3409 Holdernesse, W. 444, Oxford-st.
W.C. — Cottage piano."
International exhibition, 1862 : Official
catalogue of the industrial department, 1862, p. 54
LONDON -
"Messrs. Holdernesse (3409) have Honourable
Mention for good work in an upright piano."
Reports by the Juries on the subjects in the
thirty-six classes into which ..., 1862, p. 148


"Holdernesse
and Holdernesse, Pianoforte Manufacturers (for extreme climates), 444, New
Oxford-st., Bloomsbury."
The British Colonies : their history, extent,
condition and resources, 1851, p. 7 (archive.org)
|
'Pianoforte-manufacturers' ca. 18 50-1915
HOLDERNESSE &
HOLDERNESSE
(*1850)(y1851)(y1854)(y1857), 'Pianoforte Manufacturers for extreme climates'
HOLDERNESSE Charles
(**1851) -
HOLDERNESSE and Co.
HOLDERNESSE W.
(*1862)
HOLDERNESSE &
HOLDERNESSE (**1882)(**1884)(**1891)(**1895)
HOLDERNESSE & HOLD
(*1895)(*1897)(*1899)(*1903)
HOLDERNESSE
C.
(*1906)
HOLDERNESSE & Co
(*1910)
HOLDERNESSE
Charles & Co (*1914)(*1915)


(continuation)
"PIANOFORTES
at MANUFACTURING - PRICES. - Messrs. HOLDERNESSE and Co., 444, New
Oxford-street, London, beg to inform their friends and the public that they
have reduced the price of their Piccolo Pianofortes, in rose, zebra, or
walnut-tree wood cases to 25 guineas each. These beautiful instruments are 6
7/8 octaves (C to A) in compass, combine all the latest improvements, are
possessed of amazing power, combined with sweetness of tone, and finished
with the same care and attention that have hitherto distinguished their
manufacture. Warranted for three years, and exchanged if not approved of. -
A variety of second-hand, by Broadwood, Collard, Erard, and other makers,
from £10 ; and double and single action Harps, by Erard from £10 - N.B.
Every description of musical instruments tuned, repaired, and taken in
exchange."
The Illustrated London News, Volume 18, 1851,
p. 183

Exhibitors List
London, 1851
| Exhibitors list London 1862
|
444, New Oxford Street, Bloomsbury, W.C.
(*1850)(**1851)(y1854)(y1857)(*1862)(**1882),
6, Lawrence Street, Bloomsbury, W.C. (**1882)(**1884)(**1891)(**1895), Blackhorse Yard,
Rathbone Place, W. (**1882)(**1884)(**1891), 7-8, Maynard Street, W.C. (**1891),
7-8, Maynard Street, W.C. (**1895), 105, New Oxford Street, W.
[C.] (**1884)(**1891)(*1895)(**1895)(*1(*1899)897)(*1903)(*1906)(*1907)(*1909)(*1910)(*1914)(*1915),
London |
HOLDERNESSE Robert L. |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1852 |
12, Bath Place, New Road
(**1852), London |
HOLLAND Henri |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1780-92 |
Bedford Row (ca. 1780-92), London |
HOLLIS
Charles |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1843-52
CHALLEN & HOLLIS
(*1843)(**1852), see also
CHALLEN
|
41, Great Tichfield Street
(*1843), London |
HOLMAN Charles |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca.
1916-17 |
17, Trinity Road, Wandsworth, S.W.
(*1916)(*1917), London |
HOLMAN Edward Walter
&
HOLMAN
John Chapell |

LONDON -
"3410 Holman, J. N. & E. 43,
London-st. Fitzroy-sq. — Patent model action of piano."
International exhibition, 1862 : Official catalogue of
the industrial department, 1862, p. 54
LONDON -
"18. Mr. Holman is a maker who has
evidenly received a suggestion from early instruments. His octavo piano
reminds one of the quality in tone of that of the harpsichord, excepting
that, in the latter instrument, the strings were set in vibration by the
catch of a quill, and in Mr. Holman's piano they are struck by a hammer.
The action of the pedals enables a performer to procure the ordinary
tones of the piano, or to add the octave throughout á voluntáte. Some
years since, Messrs. Kirkman made a few octave pianofortes."
Journal of the Royal Society of Arts, 1872,
p. 890-891


" HOLMAN,
E. W., Pianoforte Maker for Home use or Exportation to extreme Climates, 10,
Grafton-st., Fitzroy-sq."
The British Colonies : their history, extent,
condition and resources, 1851, p. 7 (archive.org)
|
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1851-72
HOLMAN E. W.
(y1851)(**1852)(y1854)(y1857)
HOLMAN
John Chapell & HOLMAN Edward Walter
(*1858)
HOLMAN J. N. & E.
(*1862)
HOLMAN J.
(**1870)
HOLMAN
J. C. (*1872)


Patent of 1858 : "2198. John Chappell Holman,
of London-street, Fitzroy-square, and Edward Walter Holman, of
Graftonstreet, Fitzroy-square, for an improved pianoforte action."
Newton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences, 1858,
p. 316

Exhibitors List
London, 1862
|
Prize medal
London, 1872 |
[10], Grafton Street, Fitzroy Square
(y1851)(**1852)(y1854)(y1857)(*1858),
43, London Street, Fitzroy
Square (*1858)(*1862), 301, Euston Road, N.W. (**1870),
London |
HOLMES John & Son |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer and repairers ca. 1914-15 |
28, Wallwood Street, Burdett Road, E. (*1914)(*1915), London |
HOLMYARD Thomas |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1810-41
Successor of
Ludwig LEUKFELD |
28, New Street, Horseferry Road, (**1841)(*1843), London |
HOLMYARD T. J. |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1907-09 |
1, Beauchamp Road, Clapham Junction (*1907)(*1909), London |
HOLST T. |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1822 |
126, Great Portland Street (**1822),
London |
HOLT G. |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-10 |
Waterfoot (*1906)(*1910),
Manchester |
HOMAN R. A. & Sons |


|
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1900 |
21, High Road, Willesden Green, N. W.
(19??), London |
HONESS W. T. & Co |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca.
1893 |
43-45, Beresford Street, Walworth, S.E.
(*1893), London |
HONEYWELL Francis Tycho Vincent |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca.
1901 |
5, Surbiton Park Terrace, Surbiton Road,
Kingston
(**1901), London |
HOOKER Charles |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1852 |
126, Goswell Street
(**1852), London |
HOOKER William |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1841-43 |
85, Martin's Place, Old Street
(**1841)(x1842)(*1843), London |
HOPKINSON John |

Patent of 1851 :
"John Hopkinson, of Oxford-street, in the county of Middlesex,
pianoforte-manufacturer, for Improvements in pianofortes. — Sealed June
3, 1851. — (Six months.) — (Communication.)"
Repertory of patent inventions and other
discoveries and ..., Volume 18, 1851, p. 62
|
'Pianoforte-manufacturer' ca. 1851 |
Oxford Street, Middlesex
(*1851), London |
HOPKINSON John & James
(? - 1886)


Cottage Grand Pianoforte,
Exhibition London, 1861,
Cassell's Illustrated Exhibitor: Containing about
Three Hundred, 1862, p. 208


Patent Concert Grand Pianoforte,
Cassell's Illustrated Exhibitor: Containing about
Three Hundred, 1862, p. 208
|





LONDON -
" Mr.
Hopkinson exhibits a grand, with a new action, called “the patent repetition
and tremolo check action 5” but as the mechanism is not shewn, we can merely
remark that it is intended to give such an extreme degree of repeating
power, that a kind of tremolo may be produced by slightly agitating the key
when down. The dampers consist of wedges of soft cloth, on the German plan."
Newton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences, 1851,
p. 34
LONDON -
"500.
HOPKINSON, JOHN and JAMES, 18 Soho Square — Manufacturers. Horizontal
grand pianoforte with patent action, on an entirely new principle,
giving increased power and certainty to the touch, and adding the
tremolo similar in effect to that produced by the voice. Mata, inventor.
Rosewood boudoir pianoforte, 6 and 3/4 octaves."
Official description and illustrated catalogue of
the Great exhibition, 1851, p. 469
LONDON -
"Mr.
Hopkinson exhibited a grand pianoforte, to which is applied his repetition
action recently patented."
Crystal Palace, and its contents : being an
illustrated cyclopaedia of the great exhibition of the industry of all
nations, 1851, p. 202 (archive.org)
LONDON -
"500 Hopkinson, J. & J., Fabr., 27, Oxford Street. – Grosses
Pianoforte mit Patent."
Amtlicher Catalog der Ausstellung der
Industrie-Erzeugnisse aller Völker, 1851, p. 67
PARIS -
"1997 Hopkinson, J. et J., à Londres, A.
— Pianos ordinaires; grand piano perfectionné.
1997 Hopkinson, J. and J., 18 Soho-square, London. Pianofortes."
Paris universal exhibition, 1855, p. 70
LONDON -
"The display of musical instruments on
the British side of the building and the second shows a patent concert
grand, with all the modern is very complete. Having already referred to
these, however, we now merely introduce representations of two fine
pianos, manufactured by Messrs. John and James Hopkinson, of
Regent Street. The first engraving
is of a cottage grand, with carvings in the Italian style;
and the
second shows a patent concert grand with all
improvements. This is inclosed in a
case- of admirable workmanship
walnut, inlaid with ivory,
tulip, box, and king woods, exquisitely
carved. But it
is not to their cases that pianos owe their chief excellence. "Without
tho interior mechanism be of the liret oUfig, all the decoration in the
world would render them but boxes of worthless discord. In the pianos of
Messrs. Hopkinson — who has not heard them at the Exhibition discoursing
"most excellent music," under the guidance of highly-educated fingers ?
— the outside ornament forms but the least part of their value. True,
they are fine pieces of furniture; but they possess a far higher value,
for they are famous musical instruments. To hear them well played is a
treat for a professor, much less a mere musical amateur like the writer.
In tone, touch, and all the requisites of first-rate pianos, they are
perfect — fitted alike for the concert-room or the cottage parlour —
brilliant, full, and at the same time delicate, and calculated in every
respect to sustain the high reputation their makers have so long had
with the musical world. The valuable improvements in the manufacture of
pianofortes lately introduced have all been taken advantage of by the
Messrs. Hopkinson, the resources of whose establishment enable them to
compete, not only in excellence, but also in economy of production, with
the best makers in the trade. To go to the Exhibition on a Saturday, and
to hear a fantasia on one of these instruments, is a treat indeed; and
when we come to consider what a complicated piece of work is the
interior of a piano — the strings stretched to a tension equal to a
pressure of several tons, and yet one faulty wire putting the whole
machine out of order — when we think what ingenious appliances arc
necessary before these strings can answer to the light touch of a
woman's finger — when we see that all the ends for which such an
instrument are fully answered, and we find the English piano a
highly-finished and complete box of harmony, our wonder and admiration
may well be excited. To say that these instruments are as perfect as
they can be made, is to say all that can be said of any piano yet
manufactured: to compare them with the instruments of other eminent
makers is simply futile. Among the best there can be no better."
Cassell's Illustrated Exhibitor: Containing about
Three Hundred, 1862, p. 208-209
LONDON -
"3412
Hopkinson, J. & J. 235, Regent-st. — Piano fortes and models."
International exhibition, 1862 : Official
catalogue of the industrial department, 1862, p. 54
LONDON -
"To Messrs. Hopkinson (United Kingdom, 8412) the Jury award a Medal for great
excellence of tone and invention of a pedal for producing the harmonic
octave.
Messrs. Hopkinson xhibit seven pianos, namely :—
1. A full-sized concert grand, in elegantly inlaid walnut
case. The action of this instrument is on a peculiar construction originally
patented by this firm in 1850, and since considerably improved; the last
patent bcing dated in the present year. The ordinary hopper is dispensed
with, and its place supplied by a kind of knee-joint. Messrs. Hopkinson have
found this action work well, and it gives a good touch, but it has not yet
been adopted by any other makers. Models of the new action are exhibited in
its original form, and its various stages of improvement.
2. A similar grand, but in plainer case.
3. A boudoir, or short grand.
4. A rosewood boudoir grand, having a highly novel feature in the shape of a harmonic pedal. This
contrivance is so arranged as to allow a frame to descend over the strings,
and to drop a light knife-edge of felt exactly in the middle of their
length, by which, when the hammer strikes, the tone of the harmonic octave
is produced, instead of the fundamental note of the string. The effect is
pleasing, and the arrangement so ingenious as to justify favourable notice;
but it is necessarily expensive, and must be of doubtful general utility.
5. An upright in elegantly carved case.
6 and 7. Two upright pianos; one of which is constructed to sell at a moderate price, and the other with a new
arrangement of the hammer-shaft, compensating for difference between
horizontal and upright pianos."
Reports by the Juries on the subjects in the
thirty-six classes into which ..., 1862, p. 147
DUBLIN -
"804 Hopkinson, J. & J., 235 Regent St. London, W. — Boudoir grand, and
patent grand pianofortes; cottage, and grand cottage pianofortes."
The illustrated record and descriptive catalogue
of the Dublin international exhibition, 1865, p. 239-240
LONDON -
"7.
Messrs. Hopkinson's grand pianoforte is
fitted with a new action, termed
“Hopkinson's patent grand
pianoforte action.” It is considerably
less elaborate than that of Messrs.
Erards, and, in the present instance, the touch is well balanced, and
secures an instantaneous response. 8. One of the first necessities for
obtaining an evenly toned piano, seems to be that the frame-work shall
be of such construction and strength that the various degrees of
thestrings' tensions shall not unequally affect it. Perhaps the next
necessity is that there shall be a firmness at the point whence the
vibrating portion of the string starts. To. obtain this, makers fit the
brass studs over which the strings pass on to the iron frame-work. This
operation requires much care, and makers —particularly German and
American makers — are liable to permit the strings to be too closely
connected with the unyielding and comparatively non-communicative iron
framing. Hence the tone of the strings becomes hard and metallic. Some
may consider such tone a desideratum. In Messrs. Hopkinson's iron bijou
grand the higher notes have rather a uality of tone similar to that
above referred to. Messrs. Hopkinson show other instruments; one, an
upright piano, made for tropical climates. The weight of this instrument
is inconvenient, and the price (200 guineas) unnecessarily made high by
ornament, which is called the style of Louis XVI. The framework seems
well adapted to insure an inappreciable
affection by rapid variations of temperature. The bijou
pianoforte, £25, by. Messrs. Hopkinson,
is fitted with an unchecked action, and
the hammers are apt to rattle. The tone of this instrument is somewhat
weak and uneven."
Journal of the Royal Society of Arts, 1872,
p. 890-891
LONDON -
"An upright grand, inlaid with ivory and ornamental wood, exhibited by
Messrs. J. Hopkinson, was placed in the Fine Arts Gallery, in virtue of its
excellence of design and workmanship."
The British Almanac, 1872, p.
124
PARIS -
"Hopkinson, J. & J. ; Fabricants de pianos et Inventeurs ; 235, Regent Street,
London. Fabrique, Fitzroy Road, Regent's Park, London. Piano a queue en fer,
grand format pour concert, mecanisme brevete, caisse de chène. Piano à queue
en fer pour salon mecanisme brevets, caisse en bois de noyer. Piano à queue
en fer pour boudoir, mecanisme brevete, caisse noircie et doree, mecanisme
brevete. Piano "Cottage" en fer, caisse noircie et dorée."
Catalogue officiel de la section anglaise, 1878,
p. 67 (archive.org)

FIRE
"Fire at Hopkinson's pianoforte factory.
Fire At Messrs. J. And J. Hopkinson's Pianoforte Manufactory. — A most
extensive conflagration occurred on Saturday night, and lasted till
Sunday evening, in the manufactory of Messrs. J. and J. Hopkinson,
situate in Diana-place, Newroad. The origin of the fire could not be
ascertained. The premises were partially insured in the North of England
and County fire-offices. Messrs. Gray and Davison's organ factory
narrowly escaped. The end of the Gothic roof of their organ loft having
caught the flames, several engines were at once directed to the spot,
and, luckily, the building, which was full of organs, in various stages
of completion, was saved."
The Musical World, 19/01/1856, p. 38
"The Fire At Messrs. J.
And J.
Hopkinson's. —
In our last week's impression we
mentioned the extensive fire that took place at the pianoforte
manufactory of Messrs. Hopkinson, when nothing was left standing but the
walls. These on the eastern and western sides were of great height, and,
being unsupported by the walls on the north and south sides, in
consequence of the ravages made by the fire, presented a most
threatening appearance to the neighbouring houses. On Thursday morning
the wind blew so strongly that the wall at the eastern end of the
premises fell, and crushed in its fall three small houses and buried the
inmates in the ruins. They were rescued, however, though some of their
injuries were of a fatal, and several were of a serious character."
The Musical World, 26/01/1856, p. 58
|
'Pianoforte-maker' since 1835 untill 1869
According Mario Pizzi and Alfred Dolge,
the firm began in
Leeds before their establishement in London, in 1835. (1) It was John
HOPKINSON who began the firm.
James HOPKINSON came in the firm in
1846, according M. Pizzi and A. Dolge. He retired in 1869. Read more in
Pianos and their makers, Alfred Dolge,
1911, p. 247 (archive.org)
HOPKINSON John & James
(*1846)(**1851)(*1855)(*1862)(*1865)(**1882)(**1884)(*1893)(*1897)(*1903)(*1906)(*1909)(*1910)(*1914)(*1915)
in London,
see John HOPKINSON, just above.
In 1850 they had made 2100 pianos. (1)
FIRE -
"London Fires in 1856 [...] Saturday,
January 12th. The extensive pianoforte manufactory of Messrs. Hopkinsons in
Diana-place, New-road, St. Marylebone."
The Mechanics' Magazine, 1857, p. 198 -
Read more below.
In 1900 they arrived to make 55200 pianos.
(1)
Succeeded by
George ROGERS & Son in 1924
Succeeded by
WHELPDALE, MAXWELL & CODD in 2001
End : 2003


Patent of 1862 :
"Hopkinson. 21th May 1862. - 1530. JOHN HOPKINSON,
Piano Forte Manufacturer, 235, Regent Street, London, for an invention
for Improvements in piano-fortes and in the hammer rails of
piano-fortes. Provisional protection only."
Chronological and Descriptive Index of Patents
Applied for and Patents, 1863, p. 105


"J.
& J. HOPKINSON'S Wholesale and retail MUDIC WAREHOUSE, PIANO FORTE
MANUFACTORY, No. 6, Commercial Street, Leeds. Messrs. HOPKINSON
respectfully inform their Friends and the Public, that they have always
For SALE a large and well-selected Stock of PIANO FORTES of every
Description, by the best Makers, and at their lowest Cash Prices. *
Messrs. H. also invite Attention to the Microchordon, Cottage,
Semi-Cabinet and Cabinet PIANO FORTES of their own Manufacture, which
are made of the best seasoned Materials, upon improved Principles, and
which for power and richness of Tone, elasticity of Touch, and
durability of Structure, they can most confidently recommend. Pianos let
out on hire, tuned, regulated, and properly repaired."
Williams's Directory of the Borough of Leeds:
Giving an Entirely New ..., 1845, p. 11

"HOPKINSON'S
PIANOFORTE. - AND GENERAL MUSIC ESTABLISHMENT, Removed from 70, Mortimer
Street, to 27, Oxford Street. - Where may be seen for Sale or Hirb a
Superior Stock of the Pianofortes by J. and J. H., so highly approved by the
celebrated Pianist THALBERG, and the most eminent Musicians of the day;
—Also A cheaper Class of Instruments, warranted of well seasoned materials
and sound workmanship, and Much Superior In Touch and Tone to the generality
of Cheap Pianofortes. [...]"
The Musical World, Volume 22, 1847, p. 825

"Pianofortes.
— To the Trade. — Bankrupts' Stock. — A number of Allison and Allison's new
elegant Cottage, Cabinet, and Microcordon Pianofortes, may be had below the
Makers' prices, for Cash only, of J. Hopkinson, Pianoforte Makers, and
Music-sellers, Publishers, &c., 27, Oxford-street.
Also, a fine-toned 6¾ Octave Grand, by Collard, in perfect order, with
brass bridge, repetition action, &cc., price £75."
The Musical Times, 01/11/1848, p. 65

" PRIZE
MEDAL FOR PIANOFORTES. HOPKINSONS, of 18, Soho Square, invite Merchants,
Dealers, Professors, and the Public, to inspect their extensive collection
of PIANOS for SALE or HIRE. These Instruments obtained the award of the
Great Exhibition PrizeMedal, and are pronounced by Thalberg, Benedict,
Szekely, Madame Dulcken, and other eminent Pianists, "unsurpassed in tone
and touch." Prices varying from 25 to 180 Guineas each."
The Musical Times, 01/06/1854, p. 88

"PIANOFORTES.
— PARIS EXHIBITION. — THE FIRST-CLASS PRIZE MEDAL for Pianofortes the only
one awarded to English exhibitors). has been given to Messrs. Hopkinson, of
18. Soho-square. By the unanimous decision of the Musical Jury, they were
also entitled to the award of a GOLD MEDAL OF HONOUR. Messrs. Hopkinson
received the GREAT EXHIBITION PRIZE MEDAL in 1851 ; and their Pianofortes
hare been pronounced by Thalberg, Benedict, Szekely, Madme. Dulcken, and
other eminent Pianists, "unsurpassed by those of any other maker." Grands,
Boudoirgrands, Cottages, and Semi-cottages, in great variety, at strictly
economical prices. To be seen at most of the principal music warehouses in
England. Ireland, and Scotland. Price Lists post free. Warerooms, 18,
Soho-square, London."
The Musical World, 05/01/1856, p. 1

"HOPKINSON'S
PIANOFORTES. — By Royal Letters Patent. — These Instruments obtained FIRST
CLASS PRIZE MEDALS at the Universal Exhibitions of Londuu in 1861, and Paris
in 1855. An entirely now stock now ready for selection. None can surpass
them, and the prices are moderate. Lists and drawings free. Warerooms, 235,
Regent Street, and 18, Soho Square, London."
The Musical World, 06/09/1856, p. 561

"J.
& J. Hopkinson. By Royal letters patent. Fitrst Prize, Paris, 1855.
First Prize, London, 1851.
Piano-forte Manufacturers, 235, REGENT STREET, & 18, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON
Manufactary—Diana-place, New-road, Regent's Park.
The PIANO-FORTES manufactured by Masses. HOPKINSON are alike remarkable
for their Exquisite Tone, Perfect Touch, and Lasting Qualities. A large
circulation abroad has proved that they stand well in extreme climates.
At the Universal Exhibition in Paris, 1855, Messrs Horrrnvson received
the FIRST-CLASS PRIZE MEDAL for Piano-Fortes (the only one awarded to
English Exhibitors), and by the unanimous decision of the Musical Jury
they were awarded a GOLD MEDAL OF HONOUR. THEY ALSO OBTAINED THE GREAT
EXHIBITION PRIZE MEDAL IN 1851. Their Piano-Fortes have been pronounced
by the first Pianists of the age — S. THALBERG, J. BENEDICT, E. SZÉKELY,
MADME, DULCKEN, and others, unsurpassed in tone and touch by those of
any other maker.
“It telleth its own story, Wave may not leap, Nor wild wind sweep, But
spread abroad its glory.”
TRIUMPHS shall by the Muse be won, Singing of Messrs. Hopkinson ; Among
the sons of Art they shone, And took the prize in ’51 ;
And the FIRST~CLASS MEDAL did obtain, In ’55 upon the banks of Seine.
Why wonder, when their Piano-fortes engage Th’ attention of the first
pianists of this age ?
They’re unsurpass d in dulcet tone, By those of others' make, And ’twas
for this that they alone Did the palm in Paris take.
For six long years they strove, nor strove in vain, Perfection of their
Patent to attain, And now the great Invention Attracts the world's
attention. Perfection! long ’twas sought, E’er their melody could flow.
The enlight’ned can appreciate The lofty state To which they brought,
The TREMOLO. And I had heard of heavenly choirs, In some Celestial
Court; But when my Hero struck the wires, Of his Grand Piano-Forte, I
exclaim‘d, Well and nobly won THE MEDAL OF Honour BY YOU, Mrssrs.
Hopkinson."
The Londoniad, Etc., 1857, p. 26-27

"HOPKINSON'S
PIANOFORTES. - Were awarded the Prize Medal in 1851, Gold Medal in 1855, and
the Prize Medal in 1862. NOTICE. — By the following extract it will bo seen
that, in addition to tho Medals awarded in 1862, TWO FIRMS ONLY IN GREAT
BRITAIN have been selected by the Musical Jurors for Special distinction.
"In making the awards for
Pianofortes, the Jury have felt a difficulty arise from the Medals being all
of the same value, which compels them to award apparently the same decree of
honour to any merit shown by a small maker, that they would to the most
successful performance of the first manufacturers in Europe. The rules
established by the Commissioners do not warrant any Special awards being
given; but the Jury consider they will not be exceeding their powers in
placing certain makers at tho head of their list, with notices more full and
special than those which follow. The makers which the Jury wish thus to
distinguish are — For Great Britain, 'BROADWOOD,' and 'HOPKINSON. -
HOPKINSON'S GRAND AND COTTAGE PIANOFORTES, THOUGH UNSURPASSED IN QUALITY,
ARE MODERATE IN PRICE. ILLUSTRATED LISTS FREE. 235, REGENT STREET, LONDON,
WV."
Cassell's Illustrated Exhibitor, 1862, p.
285

Prize medal
London, 1851 |
Gold Medal Paris, 1855
|
Prize Medal London 1862 | Exhibitors list Dublin, 1865 | Exhibitors list
London 1872
|
6, Commercial Street (*1846),
70,
Mortimer Street (before 1847)(x1848), 27, Oxford Street (**1847),
18, Soho Square (**1852)(**1854)(*1855)(***1856),
Diana Place, New Road (1856), 235, Regent Street (***1856)(*1862)(**1863)(*1865)(**1870)(**1878)(**1882),
Manufactory : [44], Fitzroy Road, Regent's Park, N.W. (**1878)(**1882)(**1884)(*1915), 95, New Bond Street, W.
(**1884)(**1891)(*1893)(*1895)(*1897)(*1899)(*1903), 34-35-36, Margaret Street, Cavendish Square, W. (**1895),
Works : Fitzroy Road, Regent's Park,
N.W. (**1891)(**1895), 84, New Bond Street, W.
(*1906)(*1907)(*1909), 44,
Fitzroy Road, N.W. (*1910)(*1914)(**1921),
52, Wigmore Street, W.
(*1914)(*1915), London

Brunswick House, Camp House (*1845), 6, Commercial Street (*1845)(*1846),
5-6, Commercial Street (*1899), Leeds |
HOPKINSON & Co |
 |
'Pianoforte-makers'
ca. 1893-1909 |
5-6, Commercial Street (*1893)(*1895(*1897)(*1903)(*1906)(*1909), Leeds |
HOPPER Charles M. |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca.
1901 |
38, Burnt Ash Road, Lee, S.E.
(**1901), London |
HOPWOOD & Crew |
 |
Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1906-10 |
42, New Bond Street, W. (*1906)(*1907), Mortimer
Street, W. (*1910),
London |
HOREY Brothers |
 |
Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1901-04 |
72, Honor Oak Park, Forest Hill, S.E.
(**1901)(**1904), London |
HORN Edgar & Co |
 |
Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers
ca.
19??
|
Derby |
HORN & STORY |

"Horn and Story, Music
Depôt, Newcastle-on-Tyne. - Pianofortes, Harmoniums, and Musica Instruments
by the best makers. A choice Selection of the Newest; most Popular, and
Classical Music by the best Authors always on hand. 89 and 91, Grey Street,
Newcastle-on-Tyne."
Monthly Musical Record, 1872, p. 154
|
Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers
ca.
1872
|
89-91, Grey Street (**1872), Newcastle-on-Tyne |
HORN Thomas |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1827 |
41, Pilgrim Street (xx1827),
Gateshead, Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
HORN William |
1819 - "Notice is hereby given, that the
Partnership lately existing and carried on between us, the undersigned,
Thomas Garlick and William Horn, of No. 10, Upper King Street, Bloomsbury,
in the county of Middlesex, Piano-Forte-Manufacturers and Music-sellers, was
this day dissolved by mutual consent. - All debts due to or by the said firm
to be received and paid by the said Thomas Garlick. Dated this 25th October
1823. Thos. Garlick. William Horn."
The London Gazette, 28/10/1823, p. 1819
|
'Pianoforte-manufacturers' ca.
1823
GARLICK Thomas & HORN
William
(**1823) |
10, Upper King Street, Bloomsbury, Middlesex (**1823), London |
HORNE Edgar |

 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca.
1900
HORNE
Edgar & Co (?)
HORNE
Edagr (?)

PUB


|
Strand (?), Derby |
HORNE Herbert |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca.
1917-19 |
19, Queen's Road, Peckham, S.E. (*1917)(*1918)(*1919), London |
HORTON
G. J. |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca.
1895-97 |
3, Gloucester Street, N.W. (*1895)(*1897), London |
HORWOOD |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1824-31
ASTOR
& HORWOOD (1824-31), see
ASTOR
GUNTHER
& HORWOOD (??), see
also
GUNTHER
|
London |
HOUGHTON & Co |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-10 |
39, Great Marlborough Street, W.
(*1906)(*1907)(*1910), London |
HOUSTON Henry James |


Square
pianoforte ca. 1790-95, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, M.A., U.S.
Square
pianoforte ca. 1800-10, present owners unknown, U.S. ?
Square
pianoforte ca. 1805-10, Present owners unknown (Sold by Christie's 1987)
Square
pianoforte n° 1066 ca. 1810, present owners unknown
Square
pianoforte n° 1434 ca. 1810-15, Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
D.C., U.S.

|
'Musical Instrument Maker' ca.
1796-1806
LEWIS, HOUSTON & HYDE
(1796)
Bankrupt in 16th august 1796,
The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure, 1796,
p. 151 - and -
A list of bankrupts ... from Jan. 1, 1786, to June 24,
1806, p. 56
Bankrupt in 29th january 1799,
A list of bankrupts ... from Jan. 1, 1786, to June 24,
1806, p. 56
|
Edward Street, Soho (*1796)(*1799), London |
HOWARD J. |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1875 |
44, Conway Street, Birkenhead (*1875),
Liverpool |
HOWARD Samuel |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer
since 1884
HOWARD
Ltd.
(*1910)
|
2-4, Swan Street (*1895)(*1906)(*1909),
143, Oldham Street
(*1910), Manchester |
HOWELL John |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1915 |
46a, De Beauvoir Road, N. (*1915), London |
HOWELL T. |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1836 |
13, Claire Street (x1836), Bristol |
HOWELL & MOXHAM |
 |
'Pianoforte-makers' ca. 1914 |
46aa, de Beauvoir Road, N. (*1914), London |
HOWLET William |



|
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1842-75
HOWLET
William & Son (***1875)
|
London Street (*1842), 1, Market Place
(***1875), Norwich

Lowestoft |
HOWSON & Co |
 |
Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1 916
|
201, King
Street, Hallersmith, W. (*1916), London |
HOYLAND J. |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer
ca. 1893-1910 |
23-25, Brow Street (*1893), Exchange Street
(*1895)(*1897)(*1903)(*1906)(*1910),
Sheffield |
HUBBARD John |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 18 41
|
7, High
Street, Newington btts. (*1841), London |
HUGHES Hesketh & DENHAM William Thomas


Mechanic of a cottage pianoforte,
patent of 1852,
The Mechanics' Magazine, 1853, p. 288
|

PARIS - "1996 Hughes et
Denham, à Londres, A. — Piano de construction nouvelle.
1996 Hughes and Denham, 87 Aldersgale-street, London. Patent pianoforte."
Paris universal exhibition, 1855, p. 70

HUGHES & DENHAM
on this site
|
'Engineers' in 1852,
'Pianoforte-makers' ca. 185 5

Exhibitors list
Paris, 1855 |
Cottage Place, City Road, Middlesex (*1853),
87, Aldersgale Street (*1855),
London |
HUGHES James |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1884 |
18, Berwick Street, Pimlico, S.W.
(**1884),
London |
HULBERT Frederick |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1896-1909 |
229, Brixton Road, S.W. (**1896)(*1907)(*1909), London |
HULBERT James & Sons |
 |
'Pianoforte-makers'
since 1882
HULBERT
James & Sons
(**1882)(**1891)(**1895)
HULBERT & Sons
(*1893)(*1895)(*1897)(*1899)(*1903)(*1906)(*1907)(*1909)
|
8, Gladstone Street, Wyvil Road, South
Lambeth Road, S.W.
(**1882)(**1891)(*1893)(*1895)(*1897)(*1899)(*1903)(*1906)(*1907)(*1909), London |
HULBERT & JONES |



|
'Pianoforte-makers' ca.
1893-1919 |
59, High Street, Clapham, S.W. (*1893),
8, Gladstone Street, Wyvil Road, South Lambeth Road, S.W.
(**1895),
160a, Stockwell Road, S.W.
(*1895)(*1897)(*1903),
168 a, Stockwell Road, S.W. (**1896)(**1901)(**1904)(*1916)(*1917)(*1919),
168, Stockwell Road, S.W.
(*1907)(*1909)(*1910)(*1918), 118, Stockwell (*1910),
8, Gladstone street, Wyvil Road, South Lambeth Road, S.W. (*1914), 11a, Bedford Road, Clapham, S.W.
(*1916)(*1917)(*1918)(*1919),
London
|
HULL Robert |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1895 |
49, Grove Road, Bow, E. (**1895), London |
HULL William |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1868 |
9, Leinster Street, Cleveland Square,
Bayswater (***1868), London |
HUMPHREY Alfred & Edwin |
 |
'Pianoforte-makers'
since 1883
HUMPHREY
E. (*1906)(*1907)
HUMPHREY
Alfred & Edwin (*1914)(*1915)
End : 1928 |
51-55, Mortimer Street, W. (*1906)(*1907), 13,
Little Camden Street, Camden Town, N.W. (*1914)(*1915), London |
HUMPHREY J. |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1893-1919
HUMPHREY
J. & Co Ltd.
(*1916)(*1917)(*1918)(*1919),
'Pianoforte-makers'
|
15, Grandby Yard, Hampstead Road, N.W.
(*1893), Leeds Place, Tollington Park, N.
(*1916)(*1917)(*1918)(*1919), London |
HUND
Frederick | HUNDT |

LONDON -
"An upright cottage, of a peculiar shape,
called the “Lyra piano-forte,” is exhibited by Messrs. Hund and Son. The
back of the instrument is intended to be turned towards the centre of the
room, and is formed like a lyre, with openings covered with silk ; the
object being to throw the sound outwards. The piano stands on a raised
platform or sound conductor, into which the bass strings descend, and which
also elevates the stool for the player. There are three pedals, the
additional one being a soft one, on the French principle, viz., introducing
athickness of soft cloth between the hammer and the string."
Newton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences, 1851,
p. 34
LONDON -
"486 Hund, John [sic], Erf und Fabr., 21 Ebury Street, Pimlico. – “ La
Lyre." Pianoforte in Form einer Lyra; der Spieler ist den Zuhörern
zugewendet."
Amtlicher Catalog der Ausstellung der
Industrie-Erzeugnisse aller Völker, 1851, p. 66 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1851-52
HUND
Frederick & Son
(**1851)
HUND
Frederick
(**1852)
HUND
Frederick & Son
(**1891)


(continuation)
LONDON -
" 486
Hund Frederick, & Son, 21 Ebury Street, Pimlico - Inventors and
Manufacturers. New kind of cottage pianoforte, called the 'Lyra' -
Provisionally registered. The 'Lyra' stands on a peculiar constructe
platform, or sound conductor, into which bass strings extend; and
although the instrument is only 3 feet 5 inches in height, it produces a
tone equal to a semi-grand. The instrument has a grand check action,
with levers of great power and elasticy."
Official description and illustrated catalogue of
the Great exhibition, 1851, p. 466

Prize medal
London, 1851 |
21, Ebury Street, Pimlico (**1851)(**1852),
36, Basinghall Street, E.C.
(**1891), London |
HUNT Brothers |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1915 |
57, Berners Street, W.
(*1915), London |
HUNT Richard |

LONDON -
" 477A Hunt, Rich., 22
Blake Street. - Inventor. The registered tavola pianoforte. A dining or
drawingroom table, stands upon a centre-block or pedestal, and contains a
pianoforte (opening with spring-bolts) on the grand principle, with a
closet containing music composed by the inventor. This pianoforte has
the ordinary power of tone, although occupying half the usual space, and
can be made the piccolo or grand size."
Official description and illustrated catalogue of
the Great exhibition, 1851, p. 465
|
'Inventor' ca. 1851


(continuation)
LONDON -
"477A Hunt, R., Blake Street. –
Tafel-Piano, oder Salontafel in welcher sich ein Pianoforte von grossem
Umfange befindet u. s. w. "
Amtlicher Catalog der Ausstellung der
Industrie-Erzeugnisse aller Völker, 1851, p. 66

Exhibitors list
London, 1851 |
22, Blake Street (**1851),
London |
HUNTER James |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1914-15 |
77, Church Street, Bethnal Green, E.
(*1914)(*1915), London |
HUNTER S. L. |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1895-1910 |
12, Great Ancoat Street (*1895)(*1906)(*1909)(*1910),
Manchester |
HUNTON |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca.
1882-93
HUNTON
& CROCKER (**1882)
HUNTON
Robert Waters (*1884)
HUNTON
Robert Waters
& Son
(**1891)
HUNTON
Robert Waters (*1893)
|
174, Carlton Road, Kentish Town, N.W. (**1882)(**1884)(**1891)(*1893), London |
HUPBURG |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. ? |
London |
HUTCHINGS & ROMER |
 |
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca.
1906-10 |
39, Marlborough Street, W. (*1906)(*1907)(*1910), London |
HUTTON A. |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1833 |
4, Charles Street (*1833), Jersey |
HUTTON Henry |
 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1861
1861 -
"Creditors under Estates in Chancery.
Last day of proff. Tuesday, June 18, 1861. [...] Hutton. Henry,
Piano-forte Maker, St. Hellers, Jersey. Snook v. Moore, V. C. Stuart.
July 30."
The Solicitors' Journal and Reporter, 22/06/1861,
p. 594
|
St. Heller's (xx1861), Jersey |
HUXTABLE Lawford |

Patent of 1856 :
"2628. Lawford Huxtable, of Bristol, for improvements in piano-fortes."
The London journal of arts and sciences and
repertory of patent inventions, 1856, p. 382 |
'Pianoforte-maker' ? ca. 1855 |
(*1856), Bristol |
HYDE Frederick Augustus |
"LEWIS, HOUSTON & HYDE. Succeeded J. BLAND at 45, Holborn, sometime near
the year 1796. The HYDE was probably Fredk. Aug. HYDE who, with COLLARD and
DAVIS, went into partnership with CLEMENTI about 1798. They published sheet
music, and either followed or preceded F. LINLEY, In 1794 there was a firm
of pianoforte makers named HOUSTON & Co. at 54, Great Marlborough Street."
British music publishers, printers and engravers:
London, Provincial, Scottish, and Irish, 1900, p. 71
(archive.org)
|
'Musical Instrument Maker' and music publisher ca.
1796
LEWIS, HOUSTON & HYDE
(1796) - see also
LEWIS
|
London |
HYDE John |
 |
'Musical Instrument Maker' ca.
1797
Bankrupt the 7th November 1797,
The European Magazine: And London Review, Volume
32, 1797, p. 477
|
Wych Street, St. Clements Danes (*1797), London |
HYRONS
Edwin |

1848 -
"Edwin Hyrons, late of No. 29, New North-street,
Red Lion-square, Middlesex, Piano Forte Manufacturer. - In The Debtors'
Prison for London and Middlesex."
The London Gazette for the year 1848,
p. 588
|
'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1848-50
HYRONS & PHILIPPS
(xx1850)
"Notice is hereby given, that the partnership
heretofore carried on between us subsisting between us undersigned, Edwin
Hyrons and John Phillips, as Piano-Forte-Manufacturers, carrying on
bussiness at N° 29, John-Street, Tottenham-court-road, in the county of
Middlesex, was dissolved by mutual consent as from the 31st day of december
1849. - Dated this 15th day of January 1850. Edwin Hyrons. J. Phillips."
The London Gazette, 18/01/1850, p. 164
|
9, New North-street, Red Lion-square, Middlesex (*1848),
29, John Street, Tottenham Court Road,
Middlesex (xx1850),
London |
|
(**1793): 'Wakefield's
Merchant and Tradesman's General Directory for London', 1793, p.
137,
Hancock p. 138
(*1794): 'Kent's
Directory for the Year 1794. Cities of London and Westminster, & Borough of
Southwark', 1794 (londonancestor.com)
(*1796): 'The
Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure', 1796, p. 151
(*1797): 'The
European Magazine: And London Review', Volume 32, 1797, p. 477
(**1797): 'The
Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal', 01/05/1797, p. 609-611
(*1799): 'The
European Magazine: And London Review', Volume 35, 1799, p. 129
(*1802): 'Cobbett's
Annual Register', 1802, p. 561
(*1808): 'Post
Office Annual Directory', 1808, p. 143
(Specialcollections.le.ac.uk)
(*1814): 'The
Post-Office Annual Directory for 1814'
(*1816): 'The
Post office London directory', 1816, p. 161
(babel.hathitrust.org)
(*1818): 'Johnstone's
London Commercial Guide, and Street Directory; on a New and More ...',
1818, p. 118+383
(**1818): 'The
Poll Book, for Electing Two Representatives in Parliament for the City and
Liberty of Westminster', 1818
(***1818): 'The
Commercial Directory for 1818', p. 260
(*1820): 'The
Post Office London directory', 1820, p. 171
(babel.hathitrust.org)
(**1822): 'History,
Directory & Gazetteer, of the County of York: With Select Lists of ...',
1822, p. 34+63
(**1823): 'The
London Gazette', 28/10/1823, p. 1819
(x1825): 'Pigot
& Co.'s new commercial directory of Scotland for 1825', p. 907-908
(digital.nls.uk)
(***1823): 'The
London Gazette', 09/08/1823, p. 1327
(xx1827): 'History,
Directory, and Gazetteer, of the Counties of Durham and ...', 1827,
p. 120
(**1828): 'Pigot
and co.'s national commercial directory for 1828', p. 320
(*1833): 'The
Strangers' Guide to the Island of Jersey ... Embellished with a Map, Etc',
1833, p. 123
(x1836): 'Mathews's
Annual Bristol Directory and Commercial List: Being an Entire ...', 1836,
p. 233
(*1837): 'Pigot and co.'s national commercial directory of the whole of
Scotland', 1837,
Aberdeen p. 186,
Edinburgh p. 98,
Liverpool p. 78
(*1838): 'The
Musical World a weekly record of Musical Science, Literature, and ...', 1838,
p. 140
(*1839): 'Repertory
of patent inventions and other discoveries and ...', Volume 11, 1839,
p. 61
(**1839): 'The
Musical World, A Weekley Record of Musical Science Literature and ...',
1839, p. 48
(***1839): 'The
Musical World', 23/O5/1839, p. 64
(*1840): 'The
Mechanic's Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal and Gazette', Volume 33, 1840,
p. 589
(**1841): 'Post
Office London Directory', 1841, p. 807
(specialcollections.le.ac.uk)
(*1842): 'The
Norwich guide and directory', G. K. Blyth, 1842, p. 248
(x1842): 'Robson's
London Directory', 1842, p. 1598 -1599(archive.org)
(*1843): 'The
Post Office London Directory', 1843
(**1843): 'Proceedings
of the Central Criminal Court', 27th February 1843, p. 208
(*1845): 'Williams's
Directory of the Borough of Leeds: Giving an Entirely New ...', 1845,
p. 307+98
(*1846): 'Slater's
National Commercial Directory of Ireland', 1846,
Leeds p. 75
(x1846): 'Post
office Brighton directory, 1846, p. 168
(**1847): 'The
Musical World', Volume 22, 1847, p. 825
(xx1847): 'The
London Gazette', 29/06/1847, p. 2408 (TheGazette.co.uk)
(*1848): 'The London Gazette for the year 1848,
p. 588
(x1848): 'The
Musical Times', 01/11/1848, p. 65
(*1850): 'The
British Colonies: Their History, Extent, Condition and ...', Volume 4, 1850,
p. 5
(**1850): 'The
London Gazette, 1850, p. 273
(xx1850): 'The
London Gazette', 18/01/1850, p. 164
(*1851): 'Repertory
of patent inventions and other discoveries and ...', Volume 18, 1851,
p. 62
(**1851): 'Official
description and illustrated catalogue of the Great exhibition 1851',
p. 464-469
(y1851): 'The British Colonies : their history, extent,
condition and resources', 1851, p. 7 (archive.org)
(*1852): 'The
London journal of arts and sciences and repertory of patent inventions ...',
1852, p. 472
(**1852): 'Post
Office London Directory', 1852
(specialcollections.le.ac.uk)
(*1853): 'The
London Gazette', 28/03/1853, p. 2900 (thegazette.co.uk)
(**1853): 'The
Law Times', 26/11/1853,
p. 99
(*1854):
'The
London Gazette', 18/07/1854, p. 2242 (thegazette.co.uk)
(**1854): 'The Musical Times', 01/06/1854, p. 88
(y1854): 'The
British colonies : their history, extent, condition and resources', 1854,
p. 9-10 (archive.org)
(*1855): 'Paris
universal exhibition', 1855, p. 70
(**1855): 'Mechanic's
Magazine', 1855, p. 39
(xx1855): 'Post
Office Directory of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire', 1855, p. 188
(*1856): 'The
London journal of arts and sciences and repertory of patent inventions',
1856, p. 382
(**1856): 'The
Musical World', 29/03/1856, p. 203
(***1856): 'The
Musical World', 06/09/1856, p. 561
(x1856): 'The
Engineer', 26/12/1856, p. 698
(*1857): 'Chronological
index of patents applied for and patents granted of ...', 1857,
p. 82
(y1857): 'The
British colonies : their history, extent, condition and resources', 1857,
p. 6-7 (archive.org)
(*1858): 'Newton's
London Journal of Arts and Sciences', 1858, p. 316
(*1860): 'Chronological
index of patents applied for and patents granted', 1860, p. 129
(xx1860): 'The
Solicitors' Journal and Reporter', 17/11/1860, p. 39
(x1861): 'The
Official Illustrated Guide to the North-Eastern; North British ...', 1861,
p. 102
(xx1861): 'The
Solicitors' Journal and Reporter', 22/06/1861, p. 594
(*1862): 'International
exhibition, 1862 : Official catalogue of the industrial department', 1862,
p. 54
(**1862): 'The
International Exhibition of 1862', p. 103
(**1863): 'Chronological
and Descriptive Index of Patents Applied for and Patents, 1863',
p. 105
(***1863): 'The
Post Office Directory of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, and
...', 1863, p. 461
(*1865): 'The
illustrated record and descriptive catalogue of the Dublin international
exhibition', 1865, p. 239-240
(**1865): 'Debrett's
Illustrated Peerage, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain', 1865,
p. 501
(**1867): 'Post
Office Directory of Birmingham', 1867, p. 371
(specialcollections.le.ac.uk)
(**1868): 'The Woburn Directory', 1868
(***1868): 'Allen's
West London Street Directory, 1868, by Samuel Allen
(gutenberg.jump&read)
(**1869): 'Street's
Indian ans Colonail Mercantile Directory', 1869, p. 374
(*1870): 'The
Musical Times', Volume 14, 01/12/1870, p. 678
(**1870): 'The
'Handbook' to the manufacturers & exporters of Great Britain', 1870,
p. 367
(*1872): 'Journal
of the Society of Arts', Volume 20, 1872, p. 889
(**1872): 'Monthly
Musical Record', 1872, p. 154
(*1874): 'The
Woburn Directory', 1874
(*1875): 'The Commercial directory of Liverpool, and shipping guide', 1875,
Aberdeen p. 434,
Dewsbury p. 656,
London p. 608,
Coventry p. 582,
Bradford p. 567,
Liverpool p. 274
(***1875): 'The
post office directory of Cambridge, Norfolk and Suffolk', 1875,
p. 662
(**1878): 'Catalogue
officiel de la section anglaise', 1878, p. 66- 67 (archive.org)
(**1882): 'Post
Office London Directory', 1882, p. 412
(specialcollections.le.ac.uk)
(**1884):
'Business
Directory of London', 1884, p. 618-619
(specialcollections.le.ac.uk)
(**1891): 'Post
Office London Trades Directory', 1891, p. 480-481
(specialcollections.le.ac.uk)
(*1893): 'Annuaire
des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1893,
p. 656-664 (Gallica)
(*1895): 'Annuaire
des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1895,
p. 717-718 (Gallica)
(**1895): 'Post
Office London Directory, 1895, p. 2038-2039
(specialcollections.le.ac.uk)
(**1896): 'Kelly's
London Suburban Directory', 1896, p. 954-955
(specialcollections.le.ac.uk)
(*1897): 'Annuaire
des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1897,
p. 834-841 (Gallica)
(*1899): 'Annuaire
des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1897,
p. 1010-1017,
Leeds p. 1016,
Liverpool p. 1016 (Gallica)
|
|
(***1900): 'Catalogue
général officiel. Tome troisième, Groupe III : instruments et procédés
généraux des lettres, des sciences et des arts : classes 11 à 18, 1900',
p. 542 (archive.org)
(**1901): 'Kelly's
London Suburban Directory', 1901, p. 1050-1051
(specialcollections.le.ac.uk)
(*1903): 'Annuaire des artistes et de
l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1903, p. 1103-1110 (Gallica)
(**1904) : 'Post
Office London County Suburbs Directory', 1904, p. 1129-1130
(specialcollections.le.ac.uk)
(*1906): 'Annuaire
des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique', 1906, p. 1091-1100
(Gallica)
(*1907): 'Annuaire
des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1907,
p. 1094-1104 (Gallica)
(*1909): 'Annuaire
des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1909,
p. 1105-1113 (Gallica)
(*1910): 'Annuaire
des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1910,
p. 1144-1153 (Gallica)
(*1914): 'Post
Office London Directory', 1914, p. 1837-1838
(specialcollections.le.ac.uk)
(*1915): 'Post
Office London Directory', 1915, p. 1796-1797
(specialcollections.le.ac.uk)
(*1916): 'Post
Office London County Suburbs Directory', 1916, p. 606
(specialcollections.le.ac.uk)
(*1917): 'Post
Office London County Suburbs Directory', 1917, p. 592-593
(specialcollections.le.ac.uk)
(*1918): 'Post
Office London County Suburbs Directory', 1918, p. 571-572
(specialcollections.le.ac.uk)
(*1919): 'Post
Office London County Suburbs Directory', 1919, p. 555
(specialcollections.le.ac.uk)
(*1921): 'The Music Trade Directory', Volume
32, 1921
(**1921): 'National Union of Manufacturers
Journal', 1921
(*1946):
'Stratford-upon-Avon Scene', 1946, p. 247
(1): 'Histoire de piano de 1700 à 1950',
Mario Pizzi, 1983
(2): 'Makers of
the Piano 1700-1820' and 'Makers of the Piano 1820-1860', Martha Novak
Clinkscale, 1993
(4):
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