Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1890-1926 [since 1865 (xx1890)(x1906)(x1912)(x1926)]

'Musikal.- u. Piano-Handlung' (xx1890)(x1906) ------- 'Musikal.-, Piano- u. Orgel-Händler, -Stimmer u. -Reparateur' (x1912)(x1926)

'Piano-Handlung' (x1906)(x1912)

Exhibitors list London, 1851

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1906-26

'Piano-Fabrik - Piano-Manufacturer' (x1906)(x1912)(x1926) & Piano-Handlung' (x1906)(x1912) ------- 'Twenty Century Piano Works' (x1912)(x1926)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1901-10 [since 1871 (x1906)]

SOUTHON Julius A. (**1901)

SOUTHON Julius & Son (**1904)

SOUTHON Julius A. (*1906)(x1906)(*1910)

'Piano-Handlung' (x1906)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

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

101, Duke Street (***1818), 109-110, Duke Street, Hanover Street (*1824)(**1828)(***1829), 117-118, Duke Street, Hanover Street (**1829), Liverpool

(1736/7 - 1825)

'Pianoforte-maker' (date ?)

SOUTHWELL in Dublin, Scotland

(1756 - 1842)

Vertical pianoforte ca. 1798, The English illustrated magazine, 1883, p. 226

Patent of 1794 : "October 18, 1794.— WILLIAM SOUTHWELL. Improved dampers, and addition of treble keys." The History of the Pianoforte: With an Account of the Theory of Sound & Also of the Music and Musical Instruments of the Ancients, Edgar Brinsmead, 1879, p. 197 (archive.org) - see also PATENT DRAWING -  and -  another - or - "A.D. 1794, October 18.-N° 2017. - SOUTHWELL, WILLIAM.-" Improvements in the construction of the musical instruments called a pianoforte, by which im"provements the tones of such instruments are rendered r nore distinct and perfect, and the players playing on such instruments have a power to produce the gradation of tones from piano to forte with greater effect than they were able at the then present to produce the same, and an additional number of keys might be put to such instruments in a new manner, unt better construction than such keys could be put to pianofortes at the then present.
1. A new mode of using the dampers. A small wire ex long is screwed into a wooden button in. high, the latter glued to a thin piece of leather glued to the key near its hammer end. The damper, which is lined with cloth, is fixed to the upper part of the wire, which, passing between the strings to each separate note, acts in a slip of wood or socket fastened to the edges of the back block, and having a hole covered with leather for the action of the wire; the damper is thus raised by the act of playing, and the vibration is stopped by the damper falling down on the strings by the weight of the key.
2. A new manner of putting additional keys to the treble of instruments. The additional keys at the part where they are touched by the performer stand in the same line with the sounding board, but act in another compartment of the instrument under the sounding board, and occasion a new order of strings, hammers, keys, and pinblock; the latter is for the additional strings cut out of the back of the instrument in order not to encroach on the sounding board. [Printed, 6d. Drawings.]" Specifications Relating to Paints ..., 1871, p. 28-29

Patent of 1798 : "William Southwell, of Broadcourt, in the parish of St. Martin's in the Fields in the county of Middlesex, musical instrument-maker; for new improvements on the action and construction of piano-fortes, and other musical instruments. Dated November 8." The Annual Register of World Events: A Review of the Year, Volume 40, 1800, p. 389 - or - "New method of applying additional notes. The frame turns down over the keys, and the "leader" is fastened to the hammer by a joint of leather. A harp played with keys is also mentioned in the specification." The History of the Pianoforte, Edgard Brinsmead, 1879, p. 197 (archive.org) - see PATENT DRAWING

Patent of 1807 : "William Southwell, of the city of Dublin, musical instrument-maker; for certain improvements upon a piano-forte, which is so constructed as to prevent the possibility of its being so frequently out of tune, as piano-fortes now generally are, which he denominates a 'cabinet pianoforte.' Dated April 8, 1807." The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for ..., 1807, p. 856

"The piano was introduced upon the stage in London as a newly invented instrument in 1767 by Dibdin, and in Dublin by Michael Arne in 1770. It had been customary thus to introduce keyed instruments into the theatrical orchestra. A picture of the performance at Versailles in honour of the marriage of Louis XVI. and Marie Antoinette shows this—the harpsichord having the lid raised. Mozart did likewise at Milan in 1771, and even so lately as 1826 Weber "presided at the pianoforte," when Oberon was produced at Covent Garden, although, as that opera had no recitatives (being only "a drama with songs"), it is not very clear for what the instrument had been introduced. Some allusion having been made to the progress of the piano in Dublin with Panormo and Michael Arne, the (Sir R. Stewart) would refer to one well-known Irish artist, Wm. Southwell, who had rendered great services to the manufacture of the instrument, having improved the dampers, extended the compass, and invented the upright, then termed a cabinet piano." The Monthly musical record, Volume 5, 1875, p. 74

(continuation)

Patent of 1837 : "To William Southwell, of Winchester-road, Newroad, in the county of Middlesex, pianoforte-maker, for his invention of a certain improvement in pianofortes.— [Sealed 24th August, 1837]
This improvement is in the construction of a part of the mechanism called the action of a pianoforte, by which the pressure exerted by the finger of the player upon the key, is communicated to the hammer that strikes the string and also to the damper which stops the vibrations. The improvement is the introduction of a small tong and spring in what is called the butt; it is designed to render the touch more delicate than in the ordinary construction, and, consequently, to facilitate the playing of rapid passages by ensuring the correct action of the hammer and damper.— [Inrolled in the Inrolment Office, February, 1838.]" The London Journal of Arts and Sciences, and Repertory of Patent ..., Volume 14, William Newton, 1839, p. 6 - see also PATENT DRAWING

SEE ALSO ...

William SOUTHWELL in Dublin

LONDON - "469. Southwell, W., Fabr. 16 Baker Street, Portman Square. – Grosses Pianoforte." Amtlicher Catalog der Ausstellung der Industrie-Erzeugnisse aller Völker, 1851, p. 66

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-12; (x1906)(x1912)

'Musikal.-, Piano- u. Orgel- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1906) ------- 'Organist u. Musikal.-, Piano-, Orgel- u. musikinstr.-Händler' (x1912)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890 [since 1847 (xx1890)]

'Pianohandlung' (xx1890)

1843 - "Insolvent Debtors [...] The following Prisoners are ordered to he drought before the Court, in Portugal-st., on Friday, June 17 of 9 [...] John Spademan, William-st., Hampstead-road, piano-forte maker." The Jurist, 1843, p. 189

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

'Pianohandlung' (x1912)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890-1926 [since 1870 (xx1890)(x1906)(x1912)(x1926)]

'Musikal.-, Piano- u. Instr.-Handlung' (xx1890) ------- 'Musikal.-, Piano-, Harmonium- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1906) ------- 'Musikal.-, Piano-, Orgel-, Musikinstr.- u. Sprechm.-Handlung' (x1912)(x1926) ------- 'Music and instrument dealers' (*1921)

SPARK & Co (*1921)(x1926)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890-1906; (x1906)

SPARKS H. (xx1890), 'Orgelbauer, Piano- u. Instr.-Händler'

SPARKS H. & Son (x1906), 'Musikal.-Händler, Orgel- und Pianobauer'

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-26; (x1912)(x1926)

1906-26 - Owner : George SPARKS (x1906)(x1912)(x1926)

Arundel

'Piano- und Instrumenten-Handlung' (x1906) ------- 'Musikal.-, Piano-, Harmonium- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1912) ------- 'Musikal- u. Piano-Handlung' (x1926)

Littlehampton

'Piano-, Harmonium- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1906) ------- 'Piano-, Orgel- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1912)(x1926)

103, New Bond Street, W. (x1906), Arundel

21-25, High Street (x1906)(x1912)(x1926), Littlehampton

'Pianoforte-maker and Tuner' ca. 1850-91

SPARKS W. G. (x1862) or SPARKS William J. (*1862)

SPARKS William James (**1884)

SPARKS Williams James & Sons (**1891)

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

'Pianohandlung' (xx1890) ------- 'Piano-Händler u. -Stimmer' (x1906)

SPEAK William

Patent of 1846 : "John Spear, of Gloucester Road, Hyde Park Gardens, gentleman, for " improvements in pianofortes and in the musical scale of notes in use for such instruments; and also in apparatus to facilitate the action of the fingers on the keys of pianofortes." Newton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences: Being Record of the ..., Volume 30, 1846, p. 378

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1926

'Piano- u. Sprechm.-Handlung' (x1926)

SPEECHLY George August

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

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

'Piano- u. Sprechm.-Handlung' (x1926)

'Pianohandlung' (xx1890)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1903-26

'Harmonium-Fabrik u. Piano-Handlung' (x1906) ------- 'Orgelbauer, Piano- u. Orgel-Händler' (x1912)(x1926)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1926

'Musikal.- u. Piano-Handlung' (x1926)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-26 [since 1866 (x1906)(x1912)(x1926)]

Successors of G. E. TAYLOR (x1906)(x1912)(x1926)

'Musikal.-, Piano-, Orgel- u. Sprechm.-Handlung' (x1926)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1884-1919 [since 1870 (x1912)]

SPENCER E. D. (**1884)(**1901)(**1904)(x1906)(*1907)(y1907)

'Piano-Handlung' (x1906)(x1912)

SPENCER Edward D. (y1907)

SPENCER E. D. & Sons (y1914)(*1916)(*1917)(*1918)(*1919)

Class 12, price 42 guineas. 4 ft. 1 in. high, Iron frame covering Wrest Plank, Check Action, Ivory Keys, Trichord, Marqueterie panel, Burr Walnut or Rosewood Veneered Case, Music Trades Review, 15/09/1892, p. 16

Class 2B, price 30 guineas. 3 ft. 11 in. high, Iron frame, Check Action, Trichord, Veneered Walnut or Rosewood Veneered Case, Music Trades Review, 15/09/1892, p. 16

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1890-1926 [since 1883 (x1906)(x1912)(x1926)]

SPENCER PIANO Co (xx1890), 'Pianofabrik'

SPENCER John & Co (**1891)(z1892)(*1893)(*1895)(**1895)(*1897)(*1903)(*1906)(*1909)(*1910)(*1914)(*1915)(x1926)

'Piano-Fabrik - Piano-Manufacturer' (x1906)(x1912)(x1926)

PIANOS

St. George's Road, Regent's Park, N.W. (z1892), Goodinge Road, Cattle Market, N. (*1893), St. George's Road, Regent's Park, Cattle Market, N.W. (xx1890)(**1891)(*1895)(**1895)(*1897)(*1899)(*1903)(*1906)(x1906)(y1907)(*1909)(*1910)(y1914), 7, St. George's Road, Regent's Park Road, N.W. (x1912)(*1914)(*1915)(x1926), London

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1862

End : 1944

'Musikal.-, Piano- u. Orgel-Handlung' (x1912)(x1926)

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

'Piano-Handlung' (x1906)(x1912)

'Musikal.-, Piano- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1926)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-12 [since 1889 (x1906)(x1912)]

SPIEGELHALTER H. (x1906), 'Uhrmacher, Piano-, [Musik-]Instr.- u. Sprechmaschinen-Hldr.'

SPIEGELHALTER A. (x1912),  'Uhrmacher, führt nebenbei Pianos, Musikinstr.- u. Sprechm.'

'Handlung mit Wäschemangeln, Pianos u. Orgeln' (x1912)

'Piano-Import, Grosshandlg.' (x1926)

'Piano-Handlung' (x1912)

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1904-14 [since 1899 (x1912)]

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

1912 - Owners : SPILLER & BOULT (x1912)

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1843-45

SPOONER & SMYTH (*1843), see also SMYTH, just above

Partnership dissolved in 1845 : "Spooner, R. and Smyth, F. piano-forte makers. Gloucester-st. Camden-town, Aug. 9. Debts paid by Spooner." The Law Times: The Journal and Record of the Law and the Lawyers, 23/08/1845, p. 452 - and - The London Gazette, 12/08/1845, p. 2437

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1847-82

SPRAQUE W[illiam] (*1847)(**1852)(xx1872)

SPRAQUE William & Co (**1882)

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

'Piano- u. Musikw.-Handlung' (x1912)(x1926)

'Pianobauer' (x1912)

Patent of 1882 : "March 9, 1882. - ALFRED SQUIRE. Improvements in actions for increasing the strength and power of tone." The History of the Pianoforte: With an Account of the Theory of Sound and ..., Edgar Brinsmead, 1889, p. 232

Patent of 1882 : "Aug. 24, 1882. - J. R. GIBSON, J. S. BAPTIE, and ALFRED SQUIRE. Improved steel wire for pianofortes, and other musical instruments." The History of the Pianoforte: With an Account of the Theory of Sound and ..., Edgar Brinsmead, 1889, p. 233

Patent of 1884 : "Feb. 5, 1884. - A. SQUIRE. Improvements of action." The History of the Pianoforte: With an Account of the Theory of Sound and ..., Edgar Brinsmead, 1889, p. 236

Patent of 1884 : "Feb. 25, 1884. - A. SQUIRE. Improved escapement of sticker from hammer-butt notch." The History of the Pianoforte: With an Account of the Theory of Sound and ..., Edgar Brinsmead, 1889, p. 236

'Pianoforte-makers' ca. 1885-1926 [since 1885]

'Piano-Fabrik - Piano-Manufacturer' (xx1890)(x1906)(x1912)(x1926) -------  'Fabrikanten der «Cremona-Piano[s]»' (x1906)(x1912)

CREMONA Ltd. (x1926), new name of the company

In 1955 pianos made by KEMBLE untill 2009

LONDON - "At 3,651, Messrs. SQUIRE & LONGSON, Arlington-road, exhibit a mahogany pianoforte-case, with mouldings and small panels in darker wood. At the sides are carved terminal figures, and there is good open carving in the panels. Above are two elegant boxes for music books, with small fringed curtains to keep out the dust." The Furniture Gazette, 01/07/1885, p. 311

3, Royal Park Buildings, Arlington Road, N.W. (**1885)(**1891), Royal Park, Buildings, Arlington Road, Park Street, N.W. (xx1890)(*1893), 40, Great College Street, Camden Town (*1895)(*1897)(*1899)(*1903)(*1906)(*1909)(*1910), 38-40, Great College Street, Camden Town, N.W. (**1895)(x1906)(y1907)(x1912)(*1914)(y1914)(*1915), Medlar Street, Camberwell, S.E. (x1926), London

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1872-1926 [since 1829 (xx1890)(x1906)(x1912)(x1926)]

'Patent compensating pianofortes made expressly suitable for any climate' (xx1872)

SQUIRE B. & Son (xx1890)(*1899)(1903)(x1906)(y1907)(*1909)(y1914)

SQUIRE B. & Son Ltd. (x1926)

On the nameplate is mentionned 'PATERSON & Sons for Scotland'

'Piano-Fabrik' & 'Piano-Manufacturer' (x1906)(x1912)(x1926)

Succeeded by KEMBLE in 1960 untill 2009

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912-26

'Late Ewing' (x1912) - See EWING

'Piano-Handlung' & 'Auch Musikal.-Handlung' (x1912) ------- 'Musikal.-, Piano- u. Orgel-Handlung' (x1926)

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1906-26

Mohawk Works, Harmood Street, Chalk Farm Road, N.W. (x1906)(y1907)(x1912)(y1914), [1a], Harmood Street, Chalk Farm [Road], [Camden Town], N.W. (*1914)(*1915)(x1926), London

Patent of 1852 : "William Squire, of High Holborn, pianoforte-maker. For improvements in the construction of pianofortes. Patent dated January 31, 1852." Mechanics' Magazine and Journal of Science, Arts, and Manufactures, Volume 57, 1852, p. 138 - or - "Jan. 31, 1852.-WILLIAM SQUIRE. Gravitation employed in a new checkaction, instead of springs." The history of the pianoforte, 1870, p. 78

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1841-62

(continuation)

Patent of 1861 : "Squire. 5th October 1861. 2497. William Squire, of Upper Montague Street, Bryanstone Square, in the County of Middlesex, Piano-forte Maker, for an invention for Improved machinery for planing and shaping wood. Letters Patent sealed." Chronological index of patents applied for and patents, 1862, p. 164

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1881-85

LONDON - "SQUIRE, WILLIAM HENRY. Self-compensating Double-strung Portable Grand Pianoforte." The Musical Standard: A Newspaper for Musicians, Professional and Amateur, 22/08/1885, p. 121

Exhibitors list London, 1885

 London ?

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1890-1926 [since 1881 (x1906)(x1912)]

End : 1929

10 ½, King's Road, [Camden Town],St. Pancras, N.W. (xx1890)(**1891), 48-50, Bayham Place, Camden Town, N.W. (**1895), Gloucester Street, Bayham Street, N.W. (*1895)(*1897)(*1899)(*1903)(*1906)(*1909)(*1910), 10-16, Ferdinand Place, Chalk Farm Road, N.W. (x1906)(y1907)(x1912), 16, Ferdinand Place, Chalk Farm, N.W. (*1914)(y1914), 160a, Albion Road, Stoke Newington, N. (*1916)(*1917)(*1918)(*1919)(x1926), London

STACEY Brothers

Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1890-1926 [since 1867 (xx1890)(x1906)(x1912)]

STAGG James & Co (xx1890)

 'Pianohandlung' (xx1890) ------- 'Pianoforte dealers' (xx1906) ------- 'Piano-Handlung' (x1906)(x1912) ------- 'Piano- u. Orgel-Handlung u. Import' (x1926)

STAGG [James G. [C.]] & Sons (x1906)(x1912)(x1926)

&

STAIGHT Stephen

&

CHEVERTON James

Patent of 1865 : "A.D. 1865, October 24. — N° 2747. - STAIGHT, Daniel George, STAIGHT, Stephen, and CHEVERTON, James. Improvements in the manufacture of keys for pianofortes and other musical instruments requiring such keys, and in parts connected with such keys. The part of this invention which relates to the manufacture of keys will be found described in Abridgment dated August 22nd 1865, No. 2156; the only addition in the present Specification is that the patentees fill up the hollow of the under sides with common wood or a cement made of glue and sawdust. The latter part, namely the forming of the material referred to (india-rubber, gutta percha, or a compound thereof)  the surfaces acting as guides for the rocking and guide pins of keys, is carried out as follows : — Holes are bored or recesses are made in the required part of the keys, each to receive a form produced by moulding or pressing a portion of the prepared material, the internal figure of such forms being by the moulding or pressing produced to the configuration desired for acting with the particular pins. Or the form of openings desired for the action of the pins may be produced upon plates or surfaces of the material applied upon the surface of the keys. The material may be attached to the parts, or may be held in position by glue or other cement." Patents for Inventions, Abridgments of Specifications Relating to Paints ..., 1871, p. 462

'Piano-Handlung' (x1912)

STANDARD PIANOFORTE & Co Ltd.

STANDARD PIANOFORTE WORKS Ltd.

STANDARD PIANOFORTE MANUFACTURING Co

STANLEY PIANOFORTE Co

STANLY Robert A.

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890-1926 [since 1877 (x1906)(x1912)(x1926)]

Dudley

'Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1906) in Dudley

Tipton

'Piano-, Harmonium- u. Instr.-Hdlg.' (xx1890)(x1906) ------- 'Piano-, Orgel- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1912)(x1926)

STANTON James & Sons (x1926)

20, Owen Street (xx1890)(x1906)(x1912)(x1926), Tipton

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1926

'Piano-, Orgel-, Musikinstr.- u. Sprechm.-Handlung' (x1926)

'Musikal.- u. Pianohandlung' (xx1890)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890-1912 [since 1878 (xx1890)]

'Pianohandlung' & 'Pianohändler u. Stimmer' (xx1890) ------- 'Pianohandlung' (x1912)

'Pianohandlung' (xx1890)

'Pianohandlung' (xx1890)

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

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

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1841-62

Patent of 1851 : "Thomas Statham, of Sidney-street, City-road, in the county of Middlesex, piano-forte maker, for certain improvements in piano-fortes. Sealed 20th November — 6 months for inrolment." Newton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences, 1852, p. 540 - or - "Nov. 20, 1851. - T. STATHAM. Metallic stop to the wrest-plank and sounding-board, for the purpose of relieving the latter from the pressure of the strings." The history of the pianoforte, 1870, p. 78

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890-1926 [since 1869 (xx1890)(x1906)(x1912)(x1926)]

'Piano- u. Harmonium- u. Instr.-Handlung' (xx1890) ------- 'Musikal.-, Piano- u. Harmonium- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1906) ------- 'Musikal.-, Piano-, Orgel- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1912)(x1926)

STAVELEY James & Son (x1926)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

'Piano- u. Orgel-Händler' (x1912)

Patent of 1856 : "Dated February 26, 1859. - 490. James Steedman, of Albany-street, Middlesex, pianoforte-maker. An improvement In pianofortes." Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel ..., Volume 64, 1856, p. 262

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1851-57

ENNEVER & STEEDMAN (*1850)(**1851)(y1851)(**1852), see also ENNEVER

1857 - "October 16. Partnerships Dissolved. – JAMES STEEDMAN, Albany Street, Regent's Park, pianoforte-manufacturer, Oct. 26, Nov. 24 : solicitor, Carpenter, Temple; official assignee, Johnson, Basinghall." The Spectator, 17/10/1857, p. 1097

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

'Piano-Handlung' & 'Import' (x1906)(x1912)

Representative for : C. WEIDIG, Jena, Germany (x1906) ------- Representative for : S. HAIN, Krefeld, Germany (x1912)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-12 [since 1892 (x1906)(x1912)]

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

'Pianohandlung' (xx1890)

88, Long Acre, W.C. (*1862), 28, Southampton Row, W.C. (xx1872)(**1882)(**1884)(xx1890)(**1891)(**1895), 22, Grosvenor Park, Camberwell (y1882), 67, Theobalds [Shoobald's Euston] Road, Red Lion Square, W.C. (x1906)(*1907)(*1909)(*1910), London

'Piano-Handlung' (x1926)

59, Leonard Street (x1926), Hull

BRAND

German Pianoforte-brand

Pianos made by George ROGERS untill 1983

From 2001 by WHELPDALE, MAXWELL, & CODD

'Piano-Handlung' (x1906)(x1912)

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1895-1907

STEINMETZ Frederick Charles (**1895)(x1906)

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

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1860-1910 [since 1860 (xx1890)]

STEINMETZ & Co (1860)(**1882)

STEINMETZ [Henry] & Sons (**1884)

1888 - "Trustees Appointed. [...] Steinmetz, H. (Bkt.), pianoforte manufacturer, Worcester-yard, Charles-street, and St. James-road, Holloway. Trustee, A. W. Stead, accountant, 74, Chancery lane." The Furniture Gazette, 15/12/1888, p. 428

STEINMETZ & Sons (xx1890)(**1891)

'Pianofabrik' (xx1890)

STEINMETZ Henry & Sons (**1895)

STEINMETZ Henry & Son (*1893)(*1895)(*1897)(*1899)(*1903)(*1906)(*1909)(*1910)

End : ca. 1909

SEE ALSO ...

STEINWAY & Sons in Hamburg, Germany

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890

Manager of STEINWAY in London : ESHELBY (xx1890)(x1906)

'Piano-Handlung' (xx1890)(x1906)(x1912)

BRANCH : Steinway Hall : 15-17, Lower Seymour Street, Portman Square, W. (**1885)(xx1890)(xx1893)(x1906)(y1907)(x1912)(y1914), London, England, U.K.

FACTORIES in Hamburg, Germany and New York, U.S.

STEPHEN James L. & Co (x1906)(x1912)

 'Piano-Handlung' (x1906) ------- 'Piano-Fabrik - Piano-Manufacturer' (x1912) & 'Piano-Handlung' (x1912)

Exhibitors list London, 1885

54, Queen Street, Camden Town, N.W. (**1882)(**1884)(**1885)(xx1890)(*1893), [7]12 ½, Clarendon Grove, N.W.  (*1895)(*1897)(*1899)(*1903)(*1906)(*1909), 8, Elm Road, Camden Square, N.W. (x1906), 54, Woodside Road, Wood Green, N. (x1912), London

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

Patent of 1858 : "2560. Thomas Robert Butcher, Frederick Stevens, William Thomas Johnson, and Theophilus Jarvis, all of Frome, Somersetshire, [Pianoforte Action Manufacturers]for improvements in the hammer-rails of pianofortes.—[Dated November 15th.]" The London journal of arts and sciences, 1858, p. 376

Patent of 1885 : "Oct. 9, 1885. - F. STEVENS. Improved action to relieve stickers and jacks from the butts of the hammers." The History of the Pianoforte: With an Account of the Theory of Sound and ..., Edgar Brinsmead, 1889, p. 240

'Musikal.-, u. Piano-Handlung' (x1926)

STEVENS Thomas William

'Piano-Handlung' (x1906)(x1912)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890-1912 [since 1875 (xx1890)]

STEVENSON H. (xx1890), 'Musikal.- u. Pianohandlung'

STEVENSON R. (x1912), 'Manufacturwaren-Handlung, führt auch Musikinstr. u. Saiten'

'Orgel- u. Drehpianobauer' (xx1890)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer and/or inventor ca. 1869

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1840-42

Patent of 1827 : "To JAMES STEWART, of Store-street, Bedford-square ; for improvements on piano-fortes, and in the mode of stringing the same." The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View of the ..., Volume 3, 1827, p. 206

Patent of 1829 : "To James Stewart, of George Street, Euston Square in the county of Middlesex, piano forte maker, for his having invented certain improvements on piano fortes. 2d Nov. — 2 months." Newton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences: Being Record of the Progress ..., 1830, p. 182

Patent of 1829 : "PIANO FORTES.-To James Stewart, of George-street, Euston square, London, Piano Forte Maker, a patent for «certain improvements on Piano Fortes», was granted on the 2d of November, 1829, and the specification was deposited in the Enrolment Office on the 2d of January, 1830. This invention is applicable to the upright or cabinet piano fortes, and it has for its object a simplification of the parts by which the action of the fingers on the keys is transmitted to the wires of the instrument. There are several motions connected with the operations of a piano, which require great precision as to their time, duration, and intensity of action. The hammer must be made to strike the string at the same instant that the damper is withdrawn, and the hammer having done its duty, must be instantly removed (even before the finger of the performer has left the key), from the string to allow the vibration to take place, and then the damper must return to stop the vibration of the string the moment that the finger is removed from the key. Now as all the motions must be obtained by a very slight touch of the finger, and without any noise, the levers and connecting rods by which they are trasmitted from the keys to the strings become important considerations with the piano forte makers, and Mr. Stewart has simplified the action, and rendered it more certain by the introduction of a short lever placed over, and parallel with the interior end of the finger lever. This lever being short, and joined near its moveable end by a small connecting brass rod to the finger lever, furnished in itself the required variety of motions by placing the rods which act upon the hammer, damper, &c. at different distances from the fulcrum, on which it turns. In addition to this, Mr. Stewart has introduced an improved incline plane for receiving the tail of the hammer, and stopping it silently after it has struck the string." Register of Arts, and Journal of Patent Inventions, 1830, p. 196-197

Patent of 1835 : "To JAMES STEWART, of George-street, Euston-square, in the county of Middlesex, pianoforte-maker, for his invention of improvements on the mechanism of horizontal, grand, and square pianofortes." The London Journal of Arts and Sciences, and Repertory of Patent ..., Volume 12, 1838, p. 96

Patent of 1841 : "James Stewart, of Osnaburgh-street, St-Pancras, pianoforte maker, for certain improvements in the action of horizontal pianofortes. Nov. 11 ; six months." The Mechanic's Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal and Gazette, Volume 35, 1841, p. 416

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1824-53

James STEWART came from the U.S. in 1824 to England, where he became associates with COLLARD. (1°

STEWART & LAMBERT (**1843), see also LAMBERT Thomas

He made 51000 pianos in 1850 (¹)

(continuation)

Patent of 1842 : "STEWART, JAMES. - Improvements in hinges for pianofortes and other purposes." Repertory of patent inventions and other discoveries and ..., Volume 17, 1842, p. 379

Patent of 1843 : "To James Stewart, of Gloucester Crescent, Gloucester Gate, St. Pancras, piano-forte maker, and Thomas Lambert, of Albanystreet, St. Pancras, piano-forte maker, for improvements in the action of piano-fortes. — Sealed 29th April—6 months for inrolment." The London Journal of Arts and Sciences, and Repertory of Patent Inventions, 1843, p. 412 - or - "April 29, 1843. - J. STEWART and T. LAMBERT. Cabinet repetition action." The History of the Pianoforte: With an Account of the Theory of Sound and ..., Edgar Brinsmead, 1889, p. 207

Patent of 1852 : "1912. James Stewart, of St. Paul's-road, Camden-square, for improvements in piano-fortes.—August 15." The London journal of arts and sciences (and repertory of patent inventions ..., 1853, p. 472

Patent of 1829 : "To John Stewart, of George-street, Euston-square, in the county of Middlesex, piano-forte maker, for his having invented certain improvements on piano-fortes.— [Sealed 2d November, 1829.]
- the improvement proposed under this patent is a slight variation in the form of some of the rods or levers which constitute what is called the action part of a piano-forte, and the introduction of a horizontal rail, upon which the fulcrum joints of such levers are intended to be supported. The advantages proposed from this variation or peculiarity of construction, are not pointed out in the specification, and are by no means obvious from an inspection of the drawing; and as it would be impossible to give a just idea of the plan without exhibiting a section of the interior of the piano-forte with all its working parts, we trust that this notice of the invention will, in this instance, be considered sufficient.—[Inrolled in the Inrolment Office, January, 1830.]" The London Journal of Arts and Sciences, and Repertory of ..., Volume 9, 1834, p. 219

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1862-1926

STILES Charles (*1862)

STILES [Charles] & Co (**1882)(**1884)(xx1890)(**1891)(**1895)(x1906)(x1912)(*1914)(y1914)(*1915)(x1926)

'Piano-Handlung' (xx1890)(x1906)(x1912) ------- 'Piano-Grosshandlung' (x1926)

Representative for A. BORD (°1843), Paris (xx1890)(x1906)(x1912)

21, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, W.C. (*1862), 42, Southampton Row, Holborn, W.C. (**1882)(**1884)(xx1890), 40-42, Southampton Row, W.C. (**1891)(**1895), 144-146, Theobald's Road, W.C. (**1891)(**1895)(*1914)(y1914)(*1915), 74-76, Southampton Row, W.C. (x1906)(x1912)(*1914)(y1914)(*1915)(x1926), London

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912 [since 1868 (x1912)]

'Piano-Handlung' (x1912)

Successor of MARPLES R. M. & Son (x1912)

Representative for KIMBALL Organs, Pianos & Piano-Players (x1912)

Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1906-12

STOCKLEY & SABIN (x1906), 'Musikal.-, Piano- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung, Konzert-Agentur'

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

OWEN & STODART (**1852), see also OWEN

Patent of 1857 : "Specification of the Patent granted to Malcolm Stodart, of 1, Golden-square, in the County of Middlesex, for An Improvement in the Construction of the Sound-boards of Pianofortes. — Dated October 30, 1857. [...][...]" The Repertory of Patent Inventions: And Other Discoveries and Improvements ..., 1858, p. 260-261  - or - "Oct. 30, 1857. - M. STODART. Reduction in thickness of sounding-board, from the bridge outwards, towards each edge where it is fixed." The History of the Pianoforte: With an Account of the Theory of Sound and ..., Edgar Brinsmead, 1889, p. 212

Same address as STODART Matthew and William, just below.

&

STODART William

Grand pianoforte ca. 1785, hammerfluegel.info

Grand pianoforte ca. 1795, Collection 'Pianoforte Ad Libitum', Etobon, France

Grand pianoforte ca. 1825, hammerfluegel.info

STODART William

Upright grand pianoforte

"(15). Aufrechter Flügel von M. & M. Stodart in London. Rechtwinklig gebaut, um die unbequeme Giraffenform zu vermeiden. Interessante Stosszungenmechanik, senkrecht nach oben gerichtet, mit Auslösung, Fänger und selbstthätiger abstellbarer Dämpfung. Die Öffnung im Resonanzboden zum Durchlassen der Hämmer wird behufs grösserer Tragfähigkeit des Schallbodens durch 5 Eisenspreizen auseinander gehalten, eine Erfindung, welche den Stodarts patentirt war. Zwei Pedale, zum Abstellen der Dämpfung und zum Verschieben der Claviatur für das Piano-Spiel. Saitenbezug dreichörig, im Bass nur zweichörig). Umfang 5 Oktaven + Quint (F-c). Angeblich aus dem Besitze des Königs Friedrich Wilhelm III. von Preussen, der es seinem Leibkoch Mohr schenkte." Führer durch die Sammlung alter Musik-Instrumente, 1892, p. 121

LONDON - "A grand, 6¾ octaves, C to A, by Messrs. Stodart, is a very interesting specimen, in as much as it is fitted with metallic bracing, on the plan patented by Mr. Stodart in 1820. This is the original of all the varieties of metallic bearing now in use, and its leading features—viz., a metallic stringplate kept apart from the wrest-plank by a system of longitudinal metallic bars— are essentially the same as have ever since been followed. The only variations from the more modern systems in matters of detail are, that the longitudinal stretchers are hollow tubes instead of flat bars, and that the string-plate is detached from the wood framing below. With regard to the form of the stretcher, there is no doubt the hollow tube is the more correct form, on mechanical principles, as being better calculated to offer the greatest resistance to a compressive force with the least quantity of material. Every one acquainted with constructive science knows that a hollow tube is the most advantageous form for a column, and the function of the metallic stretchers in a piano-forte is precisely analogous. The object of leaving the string-plate detached from the woodwork below, was to allow the whole metallic frame, with the strings it carried, to contract and expand together, under atmospheric changes, without straining the woodwork, since wood and metal are, it is well known, differently influenced in this respect. The experience of other makers has not shewn this to be of 'much importance in practice; and therefore the separation of the wood and metal framing is but seldom adhered to; but the idea is ingenious, and the principle correct. Altogether Mr. Stodart’s system of metallic framing, adopted at such an early date, is a good example of the application of scientific knowledge to the construction of the piano-forte; and the very general way in which it has been since followed, corroborates the universal rule that improvements, based on correct principle, are those which will ultimately be found of the greatest practical value. A peculiarity in the framing of this piano-forte, although not a part of the original system, is that the wrest-plank is turned upside down, being placed above the strings instead of below them; by this arrangement, the strings are struck against their rests, without the necessity for an upward bearing stud ; while the metallic stretcher-bars bear directly against the plank instead of being cranked down to it, as in the common plan. The wrest-pins pass completely through the plank, and their Squared ends appear above it, so to offer facility for tuning. The inverted wrest-plank is a remnant of a system introduced by Mr. Wornum, in which the entire wood framing was placed above the strings; but which, from its inconvenience, has not continued in use. (see next )

'Grand Piano-Forte-makers' ca. 1793-1858

STODART Matthew & Wiliam (**1793)(*1803)(*1807)(*1816)(*1817)(*1818)(*1820)

"M. en W. STODART maken enkel groote, geen kleine Piano Forto’s. BROADWOOD en Son maken groote en kleine ; insgelijks Jos. KIRKMAN, edoch niet van de waarde der vorige; nog eenige andere leveren Fabriekwerken." Nieuwste reize door Engeland, Schotland en Ierland, voornamentlijk ..., Philipp Andreas Nemnich, 1809, p. 287

STODART William (x1825)

STODART Wiliam & Son (**1841)(x1842)(*1843)(**1846)(*1847)(**1852)

1846 - "MESSRS. WILLIAM STODART and SON, in consequence of the various piracies of their surname, find It necessary to acquaint the public, that, neither have they note, nor had they ever, the moat remote connexion with any other Pianoforte-maker, and that all Instruments of their manufacture bear the full inscription, «WILLIAM STODART AND SON», No. 1, GOLDEN SQUARE, LONDON. This distinctive Inscription, however, being often forged, they beg to add, that they will (gratuitously) enable all persons to ascertain the genuineness of Pianos, upon application at their only house of business, No. 1, Golden Square." The Spectator, 1846, p. 164

STODART & Sons (*1858)

In 1861, when his father died, the son of William, Malcolm STODART took over the firm.

1865 - "The Messrs. Collard, of that city, sold in the twenty years previous to 1851 about 32,000 piano-fortes. The entire production of all England in 1853 was estimated at 1,500 instruments per week, of which number about 10 per cent, were grand pianos, a like proportion were squares, and the remainder uprights." The Eighth Census of the United States: Population, Manufactures ..., 1865, p. 148

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1775-77

Father of William STODART, here above.

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1926

'Piano- u. Sprechm.-Handlung' (x1926)

'Piano- und Orgel-Handlung' (xx1890)(x1906)

'Piano-Handlung' - 'Auch Reparatur-Werkstatt' (x1906)(x1912)

Musical Opinion and Music Trade Review, Volume 40, 1917, p. 732

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912-17 [since 1900 (x1912)]

1912 - Directors : W. R. STOKES & Thomas HOLT (x1912), 'Piano-Fabrik' (x1912)

«H. M. V.» -Stores (x196) & 'Piano-, Musikinstr.- u. Sprechm.-Handlung' (x1926)

'Piano- u. Sprechm.-Handlung' (x1926)

Pianoforte-maker and/of pianoforte dealer ca. 1853-1900

'Pianoforte tuner' (y1853) ------- 'Pianoforte seller' (y1870) ------- 'Pianoforte maker' (y1871) ------- 'Pianoforte dealer' (xx1900)

Patent of 1839 : "John Frederick Meyers, of Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, musical instrument maker, and Joseph Storer, of Bidborough-street, New Road, musical instrument maker, for certain improvements of certain musical instruments ; part of the said improvements being applicable to those of the kind commonly called piano-fortes, and part to those kind commonly called seraphines, and to certain descriptions of organs ; being partly a communication. July 20 ; six months." Mechanics Magazine, Volume 31, 1839, p. 318

MEYERS John Frederick & STORER Joseph (x1839)

Albemarle-street, Piccadilly (x1839), London

'Pianohandlung' (xx1890)

'Piano-, Musikinstr.- u. Sprechm.-Handlung' (x1926)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-26 [since 1832 (x1906) or since 1837 (x1912)(x1926)]

Gosport
[since 1832 (x1906) or since 1837 (x1912)(x1926)]

'Musikal.- u. Piano-Handlung, Stimmer u. Reparateur' (x1906) ------- 'Musikal.- u. Piano-Handlung u. Reparateur. Konzert-Agentur' (x1906) ------- 'Musikal.-, Piano-, Orgel- u. Musikinstr.-Händler, -Stimmer u. -Reparateur, auch Konzert-Agentur' (x1912)(x1926)

Southampton

STORRY H. Austin Ltd. (*1921)(x1926)

 'Pianos, music' (*1921) ------- 'Musikal.- u Piano-Handlung' (x1926)

Southsea in Portsmouth
[since 1837 (x1906) or since 1835 (x1912)(x1926)]

STORRY H. Austin [Ltd.] (x1912)(x1926)

'Musikal.-, Piano- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1906) ------- 'Musikal.-, Piano-, Orgel-, Musikinstr.- u. Sprechm.-Handlung' (x1912) ------- 'Piano- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1926)

BRANCH : Chichester (x1926)

BRANCH : Landport (x1912)

BRANCH : 14-16, Palmerston Road (x1906)(x1912)(x1926), 34, London Road (x1926), Southsea in Portsmouth

American 'Pianoforte-makers and Organ builders' ca. 1890-92 [since 1857]

STORY & CLARK AMERICAN ORGAN Co (xx1890)

Representative : BLANKENSTEIN L. & Co (xx1890)

American brand that had a factory in London since 1892, under management of Charles H. Wagener, and another in Germany (Berlin). Read more here : Pianos and their makers, Alfred Dolge, 1911, p. 376-378

ADVERT

Music Trades Review, 15/09/1892, p. 16

Factory in Chicago, U.S.

'Lehrer, nebenbei Piano- u. Musikinstr.-Händler' (x1912)(x1926)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-12 [since 1890 (x1906)]

STOTT & CORDALL (x1906), 'Piano- u. Orgel-Handlung'

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

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

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890-1926 [since 1875 (x1906)(x1912)(x1926)]

Heckmondwike

STOTT Jeremy (xx1890), 'Musikal.- u. Pianohandlung'

Batley

High Street (xx1890), Heckmondwike

[16], Branch Road (x1906)(x1912)(x1926), Batley

'Pianohandlung' (xx1890)

'Pianohandlung' (xx1890)

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

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1926

1926 - Owner : Sidney CHIDLEY (x1926), 'Piano- u. Orgel-Handlung' (x1926)

Croydon

'Piano- u. Orgel-Handlung' (x1926)

London

1926 - Owner : Sidney CHIDLEY (x1926), 'Piano-Handlung' (x1926)

134, George Street (x1926), Croydon

48-50, High Road, Willesden Green, N.W. (x1926), 45, Green Lanes, Palmers Green, N. (x1926), London

'Piano-, Orgel- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1912)(x1926)

'Pianobauer' (x1926)

'Piano-Handlung' (xx1890)(x1906)(x1912)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer and repairer ca. 1896-1912

STRATTON James (**1896)(**1901)(**1904)(x1906)

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

STRATTON & Sons (??)