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NAPIER William  

'Musical Instrument Maker' ca. 1788-1808

1788 - Bankrupt in 20th May 1788, The General Magazine and Impartial Review, 1788, p. 335

'Instrument and Music-seller to their Majesties' in 1793-1808

St. Martin-in-the-Fields (*1788), [49], Great Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn-fields (**1793)(*1794),  Lisle Street, Leicester Square (*1808) London
NAPIER W. F.  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-12

'Piano-Handlung' - 'Auch Stimmer' (x1906)(x1912)

NAPIER W. F. & Co (x1912)

 

 

9, Hinkley Road, Peckham Rye (x1906), 11, Tyrell Road, Barry Road, Peckham Rye (x1912), Balfour Avenue, Hanwell, W. (x1912), London

 

NASH G. H. & Co  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

'Piano-Handlung' (x1912)

 

265, Batham High Road, S.W. (x1912), London
NAYBOURS R. W.  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890 [since 1884 (xx1890)]

'Musiklehrer u. Pianohändler' (xx1890)

 

10, Abbey Church Yard (xx1890), Bath
NAYBOURS W.  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906

'Piano- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1906)

 

19, Royal Arcade (x1906), Boscombe, Bournemouth
NAYLOR S.  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890 [since 1883 (xx1890)]

'Piano- u. Harmonium-Handlung' (xx1890)

 

12, Corporation Street (xx1890), Halifax
NAYLOR Thomas  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1855

'Music seller' (y1855)

 

Lockwood (y1855), Huddersfield
NEALE G.  

Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1890-1912 [since 1847 (x1906)(x1912)]

'Musikal.- u. Piano-Handlung' (xx1890)

'Musikal.-, Piano- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1906)

'Musikal.-, Piano- u. Orgel-Handlung' (x1912)

 

22, Narrow Street (xx1890)(x1906), Priestgate (x1912), Peterborough
NEARY A.  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890

'Pianohandlung' (xx1890)

 

20, Breckfield Road (xx1890), Liverpool
NEEDHAM W.  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

'Musikal.-, Piano-, Orgel- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1912)

 

 

53, Mansfield Road (x1912), Nottingham

 

NEILSON William 'Piano forte maker' ca. 1841-47 9, Grafton Street, Fitzroy Square (**1841)(*1843)(*1847), London
NELSON DOMESTIC MACHINE Co Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

'Piano-Handlung' (x1912)

149a, High Street (x1912), Sutton
NELSON, MURDOCH & Co Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1907 15, Clapham Park Road, Clapham, S.W. (y1907), London
NELSON Robert & Co Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

'Piano-Handlung' (x1912)

65, Dartmouth Road, Forest Hill, S.E.(x1912), London
NELSON & YOUNG  

Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1890-1912 [since 1844 (xx1890)(x1906)(x1912)]

'Musikal.- u. Piano-Handlung' (xx1890)

'Musikal.-, Piano- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1906)

'Musikal.-, Piano-, Orgel- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1912)

 

1, Well Street (xx1890)(x1906)(x1912), Buckingham
NEMMS
| NEMS
Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-12

NEMS Ltd. (x1912), 'Piano- u. Orgel-Handlung'

70, Walton Road (*1906)(*1909), 70-72, Walton Road (x1912), Liverpool
NESLIN Robert 'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1843 28, Everett Street Brunswick (*1843), London
NETHERWOOD W.  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-12

'Piano- u. Harmonium-Handlung' (x1906)

'Musikal.-, Piano-, Orgel- u. Sprechm.-Handlung' (x1912)

 

59-61, Northgate (x1906), 76, Northgate (x1912), Wakefield
NEUBAUER Frederic 'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1763-74; (¹) London
NEUMANN Paul 'Pianoforte-maker' ca. ?? London
NEWBERY & Co  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906

'Piano-Handlung' (x1906)

 

 

96-98, Holloway Road, N. (x1906), London

 

NEWCOMBE Walter Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1879

'Pianoforte Warehouse' (y1879)

4, Saville Place, Borough Road (y1879), Bishopwearmouth, Durham
NEWELL Benjamin Collins  

Patent of 1866 : "Newell. 8th October 1866. - 2588. Benjamin Collins Newell, of Cheltenham, in the County of Gloucester, Pianoforte Manufacturer, for an invention for Improvements in pianofortes. Provisional protection only." Chronological index of patents applied for and patents, 1867, p. 179

 

'Pianoforte-manufacturer' ca. 1866 Cheltenham, in the County of Gloucester
NEWINGTON L.  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 19??

 

London
NEWMAN  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-12; (x1906)

'Nähmaschinen-, Piano- und Orgel-Handlung' (x1906)(x1912)

 

Christchurch Road, Boscombe (x1912), Bournemouth
NEWMAN F.  

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1906-12

NEWMAN F. (x1906), 'Piano-Fabrik' or 'Piano-Manufacturer'

 

140, Falkland Road, Green Lanes, Hornsey, N. (x1906), London
NEWMANN & PARKINSON  

"Special Offer. Piano fitted with patent octave and repeating coupler; iron frame, full trichord, check action; a grand tone, bushed keys, high-class construction; walnut case, 25 guineas. A bargain. Newman and Parkinson, 71-71a, Dalberg Road, Brixton, London." Musical News, 10/06/1893, p. 546

 

 

'Pianoforte-makers' ca. 1893-1929

NEWMANN & PARKINSON (y1893)(**1896)(**1901)

'Piano-Fabrik' or 'Piano-Manufacturer' - and - 'Piano-Handlung' (x1906)(x1912)

NEWMAN & Co (x1912)

'Auch Orgelbauer' (x1912)

NEWMANN & PARKINSON (y1914)(*1916)(*1917)(*1918)(*1919)(x1921)(*1929)

 

 

71-71 a, Dalberg Road, Brixton, S.W. (y1893)(**1896)(**1901), 196, Acre Lane, West Brixton, S.W. (**1904)(x1906)(y1907)(x1912)(y1914)(*1916)(*1917)(*1918)(*1919)(x1921)(*1929), 63, Rattray Road (19??), London

 

NEWMANN Paul 'Pianoforte-maker' ca. ?? Manchester
NEWMARK & Co  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

'Piano-Handlung' (x1912)

 

 

12, The Broadway, Stanford Hill, N. (x1912), London

 

NEWSOME William

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Yorkshire Piano Makers (pianotuninginyork.blogspot.com)

 

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1890-1929 [since 1880 (xx1890)(x1906)]

NEWSOME W[illiam] & Co (xx1890)

NEWSOME Brothers (x1906)(y1907)(x1912)(y1914)

1910-21 - Owner : H. COTTAM (**1910)(x1912)(*1921) - see also HILTON & HILTON

1929 - Owners : COTTAM H. & Sons (*1929), 'Manufaturer of Pianos and Player Pianos'

Blackpool

'Pianofabrik u. Handlung' (xx1890) in Blackpool

Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury

'Pianobauer u. Händler' (xx1890)(x1906) in Ravensthorpe

'Piano-Fabrik' (x1912)

 

2, Arcade Buildings (xx1890), Blackpool

Worth Road (xx1890), North Road (x1906)(y1914)(*1921), Victoria Works, Victoria Street (*1929), Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury; (x1907)

NEW WINSOR  

BRAND

Pianos made by KEMBLE after 1911

 

London
NEWTON A. V.  

Patent of 1864 : "April 20, 1864. - A. V. NEWTON. Action for producing increased power in short horizontal grands." The History of the Pianoforte: With an Account of the Theory of Sound and ..., Edgar Brinsmead, 1889, p. 217

Patent of 1864 : "June 1, 1864. - A. V. NEWTON (JOHN WINTER JONES]. Combination of piano and drum." The History of the Pianoforte: With an Account of the Theory of Sound and ..., Edgar Brinsmead, 1889, p. 217

 

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer and/or inventor ca. 1864  London ?
NEWTON S. Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890 [since 1883 (xx1890)]

'Piano- u. Orgel-Handlung' (xx1890)

36, Raleigh Street (xx1890), Nottingham
NEWTON W. & Co  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-12

'Piano-, Orgel-, Harmonium- u. Zonophone-Handlung' (x1906)

'Piano-, Orgel- u. Sprechm.-Handlung' (x1912)

 

165, Westgate Road (x1906), Northumberland Street (x1906), 161, Westgate Road (x1912), Newcastle-on-Tyne
NEWTON W. E.  

Patent of 1865 : "June 26, 1865. - W. E. NEWTON. Metal frame over thin boards in sweep-side and wrest-plank." The History of the Pianoforte: With an Account of the Theory of Sound and ..., Edgar Brinsmead, 1889, p. 218

Patent of 1866 : "Aug. 24, 1866. - W. E. NEWTON [GEORGE BYRON KIRKHAM]. Movable transposing keyboard." The History of the Pianoforte: With an Account of the Theory of Sound and ..., Edgar Brinsmead, 1889, p. 219

 

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer and/or inventor ca. 1865-66  London ?
NICELIN Thomas  

1861 - "Bankrupts. [...] Friday, oct. 25, 1861. [...] Nicelin, Thomas, Newcastle-street, Burslem, Staffordshire, Pianoforte and Cabinet Maker, and Upholsterer. Pet. Oct. 21. Registrar, Challinor: Nov. 6 at 11 ; County Court, Hanley. Off. Ass. Challinor. Sol. D. S. Sutton, Burslem." The Solicitors' Journal and Reporter, 26/10/1861, p. 827

 

'Pianoforte and Cabinet Maker, and Upholsterer' ca. 1861

Bankrupt in 1861

Newcastle Street, Burslem (x1861), Staffordshire
NICHELS Benjamin
| NICKELS
 

Patent of 1845 : "Benjamin Nickels, of York Street, Lambeth, machinist, for improvements in pianofortes. (Oct. 27.)" English patents, Andrew Pritchard, 1847, p. 114 - or - "A.D. 1845, October 27. — N° 10,897. - NICKELS, Benjamin.— Improvements in pianofortes.
1. Two sounding boards are combined with two sets of strings, and two actions are put in motion by one or two sets of keys, being in fact the combination of a vertical and horizontal piano in one case. One set of the keys plays the horizontal, the other the upright portion of the instrument. The two are however connected so that by pressing one of the upper keys the lower is abo depressed and their two hammers strike their respective strings. The notes thus produced may be in the same or different keys. When it is desired to play the upright portion only, the lower keys only are used, and if the horizontal alone is to be played, the action of the upright part is disconnected by a pedal lifting rod.

2. The application of additional strings combined with an action to be played by the feet so as to obtain deeper bass notes.
3. The application of helical springs and springs of india-rubber to bring back the hammers.
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'Machinist' ca. 1847


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4. An apparatus for tuning the strings.
5. Covering the wire strings with india-rubber, gutta-percha, and catgut, and also combining several strings by binding them into one string.
6. A new mode of constructing the hammers by applying short lengths of felted cord to hollow or tubular headed hammers, by which the hammer strikes the strings with the ends of the fibres of which the felted cord is formed." Patents for Inventions: Abridgments of Specifications Relating to Paints, 1871, p. 152
- or - "Oct. 27, 1845. - B. NICKELS. Two actions and sounding-boards, and two sets of strings and keys, are employed for producing a combined upright and horizontal pianoforte." The history of the pianoforte, 1870, p. 78

 

York Street (***1847), Lambeth, Surrey
NICHOLAS Charles Thomas 'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1842-52 2, Chadwell Street, St. John Street Road, Pentonville (x1842)(*1843)(*1847)(*1852), London
NICHOLAS Stephan Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

'Piano-, Orgel- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1912)

West End (x1912), Redruth
NICHOLS  

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1882-93

NICHOLS, RICHMOND & Co (**1882)(**1884)

NICHOLS C. (*1893)

 

7, Queen Victoria Street, E.C. (**1882), 3, Motley Street, Curtain Road, E.C. (**1882)(**1884), 308, Mile Ende Road, E. (**1882)(*1893), London
NICHOLS Charles & Co  

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1862

 

1, Crown Row, Mile E. Road, E. (*1862), London
NICHOLS, COLLARD & MICKLEBURGH  

Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1906

Successor of SMITH & Sons, Bristol

See also MICKLEBURGH

'Piano-, Orgel- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1906)

 

Colston Street (x1906), Bristol
NICHOLS John C.  

'Pianoforte-maker' or piano-case-maker ca. 1874

COWDERY, COBB, NICHOLS & Co (*1874)

 

bd. at (*1874), Woburn
NICHOLS Edward
| NICHOLLS
 

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1884-93

NICHOLLS Edward (**1884)

NICHOLS & NICHOLS (xx1890)(*1893)

'Pianohandlung' (xx1890)

 

118, Mile End Road, E. (**1884)(*1893), 114, Mile End Road, E. (xx1890), London
NICHOLS, STILLMAN  

'Pianoforte-makers' or pianoforte-case-makers ca. 1874

COWDERY, COBB, NICHOLS & Co (*1874)

 

h. Main, n. Park (*1874), Woburn
NICHOLSON F. W.  

  Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890-1906 [since 1830 (xx1890)(x1906)]

NICHOLSON Fred. (xx1890), 'Orgelbauer, Piano- u. Harmonium-Handlung'

NICHOLSON F. W. (x1906), 'Piano-Händler u. Orgelbauer'

 

Whitworth, Hanover House (xx1890), 4, Cornwall Place (x1906), Bradford
NICHOLSON James  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1879-1906 [since 1843 (xx1890)(x1906)]

'Pianoforte Warehouse' (y1879)

'Piano-, Harmonium- u. [Musik]instr.-Handlung' (xx1890)(x1906)

 

6, West Clayton Street [West] (y1879)(xx1890), 134, Barras Bridge (x1906), Newcastle-on-Tyne
NICKLIN Oliver & Sons  

Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1890-1921 [since 1829 (xx1890)(x1906)(x1912)]

1912 - Owner : Oliver NICKLIN (x1912)

Barnstaple

'Piano-, Harmonium- u. Musikal-Handlung' (xx1890) in Barnstaple

'Musikal.-, Piano-, Orgel-, Musikw.- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1912)

'Instrument dealers and mslllrs' (*1921)

Bideford

'Musikal.- u. Piano-Handlung' (xx1890)(x1906)(x1912)

Ilfracombe

'Piano- u. Harmonium-Handlung' (xx1890)

'Piano-, Harmonium- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1906) in Ilfracombe

'Piano-, Orgel- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1912)

 

 

The Square (xx1890)(x1906)(x1912)(*1921), Barnstaple

14, Mill Street (xx1890), 14, Bridgeland Street (x1906)(x1912), Bideford

Church Street (xx1890), 15, Church Street (x1906), 13, Church Street (x1912), Ilfracombe

 

NICKLIN R.  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-21

'Piano-Hdlr.' (x1906)

'Piano- u. Orgel-Händler, sowie Importeur von Kalloskopen u. Musikw., auch Auktionator' (x1912)

'Pianos and organs' (*1921)

 

 

165, Spark Hill (x1906), Weatherock Quadrant, Spark Hill (x1912), Sparkhill (*1921), Birmingham

 

NICKOLDS F. C.  

  Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890-1906 [since 1880 (xx1890)(x1906)]

NICKOLDS F. C. (xx1890), 'Pianofabrik u. Handlung' in Enfield

NICKOLDS Brothers (x1906)

'Musikal.- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1906) in Barnet

 'Piano-Fabrik und -Handlung' (x1906) in Enfield

 

Silver Street (xx1890), 4, Palace Parade (x1906), Enfield Town

88, High Street (x1906), Barnet

NICOLE Frères 'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1903-10 21, Ely Place, E.C. (*1903)(*1906)(*1909)(*1910), London
NICOLL Wallace Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1916-17 394, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, S.W. (*1916)(*1917), London
NIEBOUR L. C.  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890-1912

'Musikal.- u. Piano-Handlung' (xx1890)(x1906)

'Musikal.-, Piano- u. Orgel-Handlung' (x1912)

 

Clarence Street (xx1890)(x1906)(x1912), Kingston-on-Thames (Surrey)
NIEBOUR Louis  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1901

 

97, Clarence Street (**1901), 3-5, St. James' Road, Kingston (**1901), London
NIELD Charles Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890-1910

'Piano- u. Harmonium-Handlung' (xx1890)

119, Devonshire Street (xx1890)(*1893)(*1895)(*1897)(*1903)(*1906)(*1910), Sheffield
NIELD J. & Son  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-12 [since 1840 (x1906)(x1912)]

'Musikal.-, Piano- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1906)

NIELD J. & Son Ltd. (1912), 'Musikal.-, Piano-, Orgel-, Musikinstr.- u. Sprechm.-Handlung, auch Konzert-Agentur'

Directors : R. H. & J. W. NIELD (x1912)

 

14, Great Underbank (x1906)(x1912), Stockport
NIGHTINGALE Joseph 'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1884-1910 [since 1860 (x1906)]

'Piano-Fabrik' or 'Piano-Manufacturer' (x1906)

138, Albert Street, Regent's Park, N.W. (**1884), 6, Swan Yard, Station Road, Highbury Corner, N. (*1895)(*1897)(*1899)(*1903)(*1906)(x1906)(*1909)(*1910), London
NIGHTINGALE W. L. Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

'Musiklehrer, handelt auch mit Musikal. u. Pianos' (x1912)

26, Railway Road (x1912), Darwen
NIMKEY Jesse S. Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1884-93

'Pianohandlung' (xx1890)

23, Ludgate Hill, E.C. (**1884), 31, Ludgate Hill, E.C. (xx1890)(**1891), 23, Ludgate Hill, E.C. (*1893), London
NIX F. E. Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906; (x1906)

'Piano-Handlung' (x1906)

Sheerness-on-Sea
NIXON T. J. Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-12

'Piano- u. Orgel-Handlung' (x1906)(x1912)

11, Lismore Street (x1906), 55, Warwick TRoad (x1912), Carlisle
NIXON William & Co  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-12 [since 1888 (x1906)(x1912)]

'Piano- u. Orgel-Importeure' (x1906)

'Musikinstr.-, Piano- u. Orgel-Händler, auch Musiklehrer' (x1912)

 

23, Pall Mall (x1906)(x1912), Hanley
NOAD Charles E. Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

'Geschäft, welche gelegentlich auch mit  Pianos und Orgeln handelt' (x1912)

43, London Road (x1912), Grays (Essex)
NOBLE F. R.  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-12

NOBLE F. R. (x1906), 'Musikal.-, Piano-, Orgel- u. Musikwaren-Handlung'

NOBLE F. R. & Sons (x1912), 'Musikal.-, Piano-, Orgel- u. Musikwaren-Handlung'

 

53, George Street (x1906)(x1912), Altrincham
 

NOBLE & HALL

Musical Opinion and Music Trade Review, Volume 35, 1911, p. 874

 

BRAND

THE OVERSRUNG PIANO Co (y1911)

Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1911-15

'Piano-Handlung' (x1912)

Birkbeck Road, near Dalston Junction, N. (x1912), 26, Approach Road, Cambridge Heath, Victoria Park, N.E. (y1911)(*1914)(y1914)(*1915), London
NOBLE Samuel John 'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1822-62 14, Abingdon Street, Westminster (**1822)(x1825)(**1841)(x1842)(*1843), 67, Millbank Street (*1847), 14, Smith Square, Westminster (*1847), 13, Abingdon Street, Westminster (**1852), 40, Denbigh Street, Pimlico, S.W. (*1862), London
NOBLE Walter J. Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

'Geschäft, welche gelegentlich auch mit  Pianos und Orgeln handelt' (x1912)

140, Clarence Road (x1912), Grays (Essex)
NORBON John 'Musical Instrument Maker' ca. 1791 Fox Court, St. James Street(*1791), London
NORMAN Henry John  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890-1906

'Piano-Händler u. -Stimmer' (xx1890)

'Piano-Händler, -Stimmer u. -Reparateur' (x1906)

 

Fordington Cross (xx1890)(x1906), Dorchester
NORMAN James 'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1862 28, Baker Street, Portman Square, W. (*1862), London
NORMAN P. A.  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906 [since 1884 (x1906)]

'The West of England Pianoforte Saloons'

'Piano- u. Orgel-Handlung' (x1906)

 

16, Albert Road, Morice Town (x1906), Devonport
NORMAN Thomas  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

'Piano- u. Orgel-Handlung' (x1912)

 

87, Market Street (x1912), Eckington
NORMELLE PIANO Co

 

 

 

BRAND

Pianos made by MURDOCH, MURDOCH & Co (*1914)(*1915)

 

Hatton House, 57d, Hatton Garden, E.C. (*1914)(*1915),  London
NORMINGTON F.  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

'Piano-Handlung' (x1912)

 

58, Lilian Street (x1912), Leeds
NORMINTON William Robert

 

Patent of 1871 : "A.D. 1871, July 20. — No.1905. - NORMINTON, William Robert, of Number 45, Paddington Street, Marylebone, in the county of Middlesex, pianoforte manufacturer, the sole surviving partner in the firm of Nutting and Norminton. — A new self-escapement hopper, to prevent blocking in the upright plain action pianoforte. This self-escapement hopper is so constructed that by means of an escapement lever fixed between the back and fly of the hopper, and pressing against a button regulated by a screw pin passing through the upper part of the fly, the arm of the escapement lever working through a slot at the bottom of the fly, and coming in contact with a regulating button fixed in a rail in front of the hoppers, so that when the key of the pianoforte is struck, causes the fly of the hopper to escape from under the sticker lever, thus rendering blocking impossible." Chronological and Descriptive Index of Patents Applied for and Patents, 1871, p. 431 - or - "July 20, 1871. - W. R. NORMINTON. Self-escapement hopper." The History of the Pianoforte: With an Account of the Theory of Sound and ..., Edgar Brinsmead, 1889, p. 223

 

 

Pianoforte-maker ca. 1871-75

NUTTING & NORMINTON (??), see NUTTING, below on this page


(continuation)

Patent of 1875 : "Aug. 31, 1875. - W. R. NORMINTON. Transposing keyboard.
" The History of the Pianoforte: With an Account of the Theory of Sound and ..., Edgar Brinsmead, 1889, p. 225

 

 

45, Paddington Street, Marylebone, Middlesex (**1871), London
NORRIS Brothers Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912-19

'Piano-Handlung' - 'Auch Stimmer' (x1912)

796, Garratt Lane, Tooting, S.W. (x1912)(*1916)(*1917)(*1918)(*1919), London
NORRIS J.  

'Musical Instrument maker' ca. 1793-1818

NORRIS & BARNES (**1793)(*1794)(*1803), see also BARNES

'Musical Instrument Makers to their Majesties' (**1793)

 

[35], Coventry street, [Leicester Fields] (**1793)(*1794)(*1803), 35, Coventry Street, Haymarket (*1808)(*1818), London
NORTH END MUSIC STORES Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906

'Musikal.-, Piano- u. Orgel-Handlung' (x1906)

70-72, Walton Road (x1906), Liverpool
NORTHERN COUNTIES PIANOFORTE & ORGAN Co  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890

Diector : J. BARNBEY (xx1890)

'Piano- u. Orgel-Handlung' (xx1890)

 

Stockton-on-Tees
NORTHFIELD George 'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1862 49, Queen's Road, Baywater, W. (*1862), London
NORTH LONDON CYCLE Co Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

'Fahrrad-Handlung, führen auch Pianos u. Sprechm.-Platten' (x1912)

754, High Road, Tottenham, N. (x1912), London
NORTHOVER Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-12

'Piano-, Orgel- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1912)

East Street (x1906)(x1912), Bridport
NORWOOD J. & Sons  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890-1912 [since 1849 (x1906)(x1912)]

NORWOOD J. (xx1890), 'Pianohandlung'

NORWOOD J. & Sons (x1906)(x1912)

 'Musikal.-, Piano- u. Militär-Instrumenten-Handlung, Konzert-Agentur' (x1906)

'Musikal.-, Piano-, Orgel-, Musikinstr.- u. Sprechm.-Handlung, auch Konzert-Agentur' (x1912)

 

Guildhall Street (xx1890), 85, Fischergate (x1906)(x1912), Preston
NORVILLE C. Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912;  (x1912)

'Kirkley Music Warehouse' - 'Piano-, Orgel- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1912)

Lowestoft
NOSILLA MUSIC & PIANO Stores  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906

'Piano-Handlung' (x1906)

 

 

46, Church Road, Action, W. (x1906), London

 

NOSWORTHY William Samuel  

Patent of 1860 : "Nosworthy. 29th May 1860 - 1323. William Samuel Nosworthy, of Coleman Street, in the City of London, Pianoforte Manufacturer, for an invention for Improvements in pianofortes." Chronological index of patents applied for and patents granted, 1861, p. 88 - or -  "May 29, 1860. - W. NOSWORTHY. Sounding-board passing under detached metal bridge." The History of the Pianoforte: With an Account of the Theory of Sound and ..., Edgar Brinsmead, 1889, p. 214

Patent of 1862 : "Nosworthy. 10th March 1862. - 645. WILLIAM SAMUEL Nosworthy, of 79, Coleman Street, in the City of London, Pianoforte Manufacturer, for an invention for Improvements in upright and horizontal pianofortes. Letters Patent sealed." Chronological and Descriptive Index of Patents Applied for and Patents, 1863, p. 45 - or - "March 10, 1862. - W. S. NOSWORTHY. Keyboard, pedals, and seat raised above the usual height, enabling vocalists to read the performer's music.." The History of the Pianoforte: With an Account of the Theory of Sound and ..., Edgar Brinsmead, 1889, p. 216

Patent of 1884 : "Feb. 8 1884. - W. S. NOSWORTHY. Duplicated sounding boards." The History of the Pianoforte: With an Account of the Theory of Sound and ..., Edgar Brinsmead, 1889, p. 236

 

 

'Pianoforte-maker' and hammer-coverer ca. 1852-85

LONDON - "NOSWORTHY, WILLIAM SAMUEL. Dissecting Model of patent upright overstrung iron grand pianoforte, with two sounding boards; Dissecting model of patent pianoforte." The Musical Standard: A Newspaper for Musicians, Professional and Amateur, 22/08/1885, p. 121

Exhibition list London, 1885

 

3, Clarendon Square (**1852), [79], Coleman Street (*1861)(**1863), London
NOTMAN William
| NOTTMAN | NODMAN
 

1838 - "Notice is hereby given, that by a decree of his Honour the Vice-Chancellor, dated the 3d day of april 1840, made in a cause in the High Court of Chancery, wherein William Notman is plaintiff and John Sneezum is defendant, it was declared, that the Partnership lately subsisting between the said William Notman and John Sneezum, of John street, Tottenham court-road, in the county of Middlesex, Piano Forte-Makers, should be disolved from the 11 th day of June 1838. - Dated this 16th day of May 1840. Walls and Son, Pleintiff's Solicitors, 40, Hat-street, Bloomsbury-square." The London Gazette, 09/06/1840, p. 1373

 

'Pianoforte-manufacturer' ca. 1840-45

NOTMAN & SNEEZUM (1838)

NODMAN William [sic], JUDKINS Eimer Adams & BLAKE Charles (*1841)(x1842)

1841 - "Tuesday, May 25. Partnerships dissolved. [...] Nodman [sic], Judkins, and Blake, John street, Tottenham court road, pianoforte manufacturers; as far as regards E. A. Judkins." The Examiner, 30/05/1841, p. 349 or The London Gazette, 1841, p. 1338

NODMAN William (*1843)

1844 - Bankrupt in 1844 : "Notman, William, 29, John Street, Tottenham Court Road, Piano-forte Maker. Turquand, Off. Ass.; Ward, Essex Street. Dec. 3." The Legal Observer, Or, Journal of Jurisprudence, Volume 29, 1845, p. 175

 

29, John Street, Fitzroy Square, Tottenham Court Road (xx1840)(*1841)(**1841)(x1842)(*1843)(*1845), London
NOTT Francis  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-12

'Piano-Handlung' (x1906)(x1912)

 

 

101-112, Chamberlayne Wood Road, Kensal Rise, W. (x1906), 99, Chamberlayne Wood Road, Kensal Rise, W. (x1912), London

 

NOTTINGHAM PIANO & ORGAN Comp.  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

Owner : J. W. ARCHER (x1912)

'Piano- u. Orgel-Händler' (x1912)

 

 

11, Wheeler Gate (x1912), Nottingham

 

NOVELLO J. Alfred  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer and Music-publisher ca. 1837-67

"J. Alfred Novello, Music-seller (by special appointment) to her majesty, 69, Dean Street, Soho." The Musical World, 10/03/1837, p. 193

Successor of PRESTON Thomas ca. 1853

NOVELLO & Co (*1867)

 

69, Dean Street, Soho (*1867), 35, Poultry (*1867), London
NOVELLO, EWER & Co Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-10 1, Berners Street, W. (*1906)(*1907), 160, Wardour Street, W. (*1910), London
NOYES James & Son Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1907-12

'Piano-, Orgel- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1912)

12, Tower Street (y1907)(x1912), York
NURY Samuel 'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1787; (¹) London
NUTTING George  

 

ADDISON & NUTTING

Upright pianoforte ca. 1860, Hezlett House, County Londonderry, Ireland, U.K.
Upright pianoforte n° 8224, Basil E. Marsch Collection, Midland, M.I., U.S.

LONDON - "3453 NUTTING & Addison, 210, Regent-st. — A piano. 3455 Nutting & Addison, 210, Regent-st. W. — A piano-forte." International exhibition, 1862 : Official catalogue of the industrial department, 1862, p. 54

LONDON - "Messrs. Nutting and Addison, Priestly, and a number of other makers, exhibit cottage pianos of different descriptions; [...]" The Illustrated London News, 14/06/1862, p. 617

Patent of 1854 : "Thomas, George, casemaker to Messrs. Nutting, Addison, and Co., of Osnaburgstreet, Regent's-park, Middlesex, pianoforte manufacturers, improvements in the construction of the framework of upright pianofortes. Patent dated May 8, 1854. (No. 1030.)" The Mechanics' Magazine, 1854, p. 546

"PIANOFORTE MANUFACTORY, 19, OSNABURGH STREET, NEW ROAD, REGENT'S PARK, LONDON.
NUTTING, ADDISON & CO., MAKERS TO THE QUEEN,
In announcing their removal from 74, Great Titchfield Street to a more commodious manufactory at the above address, beg to state that they are now enabled to produce and offer, at greatly reduced prices, HORIZONTAL GRAND, and SEMI-GRAND8, OBLIQUE, COTTAGE, and PICCOLO PIANOFORTES, which, in point of quality and quantity of tone, are. not to be surpassed.
PIANOFORTES FOR SALE OR HIRE. Warerooms, 210, REGENT STREET." Post Office Directory of Hampshire, Wiltshire, and Dorsetshire, with Maps, 1855, p. 35

"NUTTING & ADDISON, PIANOFORTE MAKERS TO HER MAJESTY,
19, OSNABURGH STREET,
REGENT'S PARK, AND 21O REGENT STREET.
COTTAGE, SEMI-COTTAGE, BOUDOIR, AND PICCOLO UPRIGHT PIANOFORTES." Official Catalogue of the Industrial Department, 1862, p. 76

 

 

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1843-62

See also NORMINTON, just above.

NUTTING & WOOD (*1843)(*1847)

COVENTRY, BARNETT, ADDISON & NUTTING (x1850), see also COVENTRY Charles and BARNETT Robert

1850 - "NOTICE is hereby given, that by indenture, dated the 1. 12th day of September 1850, made between Charles Coventry, of No. 71, Dean-street, Soho, in the county of Middlesex, Music Publisher and Seller, and Manufacturer of, and Dealer in Musical Instruments, of the first part; Robert Barnett, of No. 71, Dean-street aforesaid, Professor of Music, Robert Addison, of Regent-street, in the said county of Middlesex, Musicseller, and George Nutting, of Titchfield-street, in the parish of Saint Marylebone, in the county of Middlesex, Pianoforte Manufacturer, of the second part; and the several other persons whose names are thereunto subscribed and seals affixed, being respectively creditors of the said Charles Coventry, of the third part; the said Charles Coventry did bargain, sell, assign, transfer, and set over unto the said Robert Barnett, Robert Addison, and George Nutting, their executors, administrators, and assigns, all and singular the stock in trade, musical instruments of every kind, printed music, engraved music, and the plates and copyright thereof, book debts, monies, and securities for money, household furniture, plate, linen, china, books, books of account, pictures, prints, engravings, wines, and all other the estate and effects of him, the said Charles Coventry (except as therein excepted), upon trust for the benefit of the creditors of the said Charles Coventry who should execute the said indenture; and that the said indenture was executed by the said Charles Coventry, Robert Barnett, Robert Addison, and George Nutting respectively, on the said 12th day of September, in the presence of William Stafford, of No. 13, Buckingham-street, Strand, in the said county of Middlesex, Solicitor, who is the attesting witness to such execution of the said indenture by the said Charles Coventry, Robert Barnett, Robert Addison, and George Nutting respectively." The London Gazette, 08/10/1850, p. 2674

NUTTING George & Co (**1852)

NUTTING , ADDISON & Co (xx1855), see also ADDISON

NUTTING George & ADDISON Robert (*1862)(x1862)

ADVERT

Advert for Nutting & Addison brand pianos ca. 1859 (museumcollections.rcm.ac.uk)

See some publicity here : Gracesguide.co.uk

Advert for Nutting & Addison Pianofortes of 1859 (museumcollections.rcm.ac.uk)

Exhibitors List London, 1862

 

72, Judd Street (*1843), 74, Great Titchfield Street, Saint Marylebone, Middlesex (*1843)(*1847)(x1850)(**1852), 19, Osnaburgstreet, Regent's Park, Middlesex, N.W. (x1854)(x1855)(*1862), 210, Regent Street, W. (1859)(*1862)(x1862), London
NUTTING James Lindop

(1747 - before 1848)

 

Nameplate of a square pianoforte n° 2030, hammerfluegel.info

 

Square pianoforte n° 2030, hammerfluegel.info
Square pianoforte n° 2220 of 1817, Cinoa.org

 

 

'Piano*forte-manufacturer' ca. 1817-43

GUNTHER & NUTTING (before 1818), see also GUNTHER

1818 - "Partnership between Henry Gunther and James Lindop Nutting, of Tottenham-Street, Tottenham-Court-Road, in the County of Middlesex, Piano Forte Manufacturers, was dissolved on the 24th day of June last by mutual consent. - As witness our bands this 18th day of July 1818. Henry Gunther. James Lindop Nutting." The London Gazette, 25/07/1818, p. 1343 (thegazette.co.uk)

NUTTING Jas. & Co (*1820), 'Piano-forte-manufacturer'

NUTTING & HENDERSON (*1823)(x1825), 'Piano Manufacturers' and 'organ builders'

NUTTING & WOOD (*1843), see also WOOD

Will of James Lindop Nutting, Gentleman of Islington, Middlesex 10/01/1848

92, Dean Street (P1817), Tottenham Street, Tottenham Court Road (x1818), 92, Dean Street, Soho (*1820), 283, Oxford Street (*1823), 230, Oxford Street (x1825), London
 

 

(*1788): 'The General Magazine and Impartial Review', 1788, p. 335

(*1791): 'The Names and Descriptions of the Proprietors of Unclaimed Dividends on Bank', 1791, p. 166

(**1793): 'Wakefield's Merchant and Tradesman's General Directory for London', 1793, Napier p. 221, Norris p. 225

(*1794): 'Kent's Directory for the Year 1794. Cities of London and Westminster, & Borough of Southwark', 1794 (londonancestor.com)

(*1808): 'Post Office Annual Directory', 1808, p. 207-212 (Specialcollections.le.ac.uk)

(x1818): 'The London Gazette', 25/07/1818, p. 1343 (thegazette.co.uk)

(*1820): 'The Post Office London Directory', 1820, p. 259

(**1822): 'History, Directory & Gazetteer, of the County of York', 1822, p. 34-

(*1823): 'Kent's Original London Directory', 1823

(x1825): 'Pigot & Co.'s new commercial directory of Scotland for 1825', p. 907-908 (digital.nls.uk)

(xx1840): 'The London Gazette', 09/06/1840, p. 1373

(*1841): 'The Examiner', 30/05/1841, p. 349

(**1841): 'Post Office London Directory', 1841, p. 807

(x1842): 'Robson's London Directory', 1842, p. 1598 -1599 (archive.org)

(*1843): 'The Post Office London Directory', 1843

(*1845): 'The Legal Observer, Or, Journal of Jurisprudence, Volume 29, 1845, p. 175

(***1847): 'English patents', Andrew Pritchard, 1847, p. 114

(x1850): 'The London Gazette', 08/10/1850, p. 2674

(**1852): 'Post Office London Directory', 1852

(x1854): 'The Mechanics' Magazine', 1854, p. 546

(x1855): 'Post Office Directory of Hampshire, Wiltshire, and Dorsetshire, with Maps', 1855, p. 35

(y1855): 'Hodson's Booksellers, publishers and stationers' directory for London and ...', 1855, p. 58

(*1861): 'Chronological index of patents applied for and patents granted', 1861, p. 88

(x1861): 'The Solicitors' Journal and Reporter', 26/10/1861, p. 827

(*1862): 'The Post Office London Directory', 1862, p. 1676-1677

(x1862): 'International exhibition, 1862 : Official catalogue of the industrial department', 1862, p. 54

(**1863): 'Chronological and Descriptive Index of Patents Applied for and Patents', 1863, p. 45

(*1867): 'The Musical Times', 01/01/1867, p. 461

(**1871): 'Chronological and Descriptive Index of Patents Applied for and Patents', 1871, p. 431

(*1872): 'Journal of the Society of Arts', Volume 20, 1872, p. 889

(*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

(y1879): 'The Post Office Directory of Durham and Northumberland', 1879, Durham Music sellers p. 464, Durham Pianoforte makers, tuners and warehouses p. 469, Northumberland Music sellers p. 934, Northumberland Pianoforte makers p. 937-938

(**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)

(xx1890): 'Weltadressbuch der gesammten Musikinstrumenten-Industrie', 1890, Barnstaple p. 152, Bath p. 152, Bideford p. 154, Blackpool p. 155, Bradford p. 156-157, Buckingham p. 159, Dorchester p. 164, Enfield p. 166, Halifax p. 169, Ilfracombe p. 171, Kingston-on-Thames p. 173, Liverpool p. 175, London PF p. 176-177 & London PD p. 178-182, Newcastle-on-Tyne p. 194, Nottingham p. 195, Preston p. 197, Ravensthorpe p. 198, Sheffield p. 200-201, Stockton-on-Tees p. 203 (digital.slub-dresden.de)

(**1891): 'Post Office London Trades Directory', 1891, p. 480-481 (specialcollections.le.ac.uk)

(y1891): 'Kelly's Post Office London Directory', 1891

(*1893): 'Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1893, p. 656-664 (gallica.bnf.fr)

(*1895): 'Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1895, p. 717-718 (gallica.bnf.fr)

(**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.bnf.fr)

(*1899): 'Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1897, p. 1010-1017 (gallica.bnf.fr)

 

 

(**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.bnf.fr)

(**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.bnf.fr)

(x1906): 'Weltadressbuch der gesammten Musikinstrumenten-Industrie', 1906, Altrincham p. 374, Barnstaple p. 376, Birmingham p. 379-380, Bournemouth p. 383, Bradford p. 383, Bridport p. 384, Bristol p. 385-386, Buckingham p. 386, Carlisle p. 388, Devonport p. 394, Dorchester p. 395, Enfield Town p. 399, Hanley p. 405, Ilfracombe p. 410, Kingston p. 412, Liverpool p. 415-416, London PF p. 417-420 & London PD p. 423-434, Newcastle-on-Tyne p. 469, Peterborough p. 474, Preston p. 476, Ravensthorpe p. 477, Sheerness p. 482, Stockport p. 486, Wakefield p. 491 (digital.sim.spk-berlin.de)

(y1907): 'Kelly's Directory of Merchants, Manufacturers and Shippers', 1907, p. 13-14, London p. 5-6

(*1909): 'Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1909, p. 1105-1113 (gallica.bnf.fr)

(*1910): 'Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1910, p. 1144-1153 (gallica.bnf.fr)

(**1910): 'Musical Opinion and Music Trade Review', 1910, p. 59

(y1911): 'Musical Opinion and Music Trade Review', Volume 35, 1911, Noble & Hall p. 874

(x1912): 'Welt-Adressbuch der gesamten Musikinstrumenten-Industrie', 1912, Altrincham p. 501, Barnstaple p. 503, Bideford p. 505, Birmingham p. 506-508, Bournemouth p. 510, Bridport p. 512, Buckingham p. 514, Carlisle p. 517, Darwen p. 522, Dewsbury p. 523, Eckington p. 526, Grays p. 533, Hanley p. 535, Ilfracombe p. 540, Kingston p. 542, Leeds p. 543-545, Liverpool p. 546-457, London PF p. 550-554 & London PD p. 559-572, Lowestoft p. 602, Newcastle-on-Tyne p. 608, Nottingham p. 610-611, Petersborough p. 614, Preston p. 615-616, Redruth p. 617, Stockport p. 625-626, Sutton p. 627, Wakefield p. 631, York p. 637 (digital.sim.spk-berlin.de)

(*1914): 'Post Office London Directory', 1914, p. 1837-1838 (specialcollections.le.ac.uk)

(y1914): 'Kelly's manufacturers and merchants directory, including industrial services', 1914, p. 3019-3020 London p. 2356-2357 (Archive.org)

(*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

(x1921): 'Kelly's Directory of Stationers, Printers, Booksellers, Publishers and ...', 1921, Liverpool p. 954-966

(*1929): 'Musique-Adresses Universel', Volume 11, 1929

(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


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