Help: vintage piano pedigree

Subject: vintage piano pedigree
From: Gypsy
Date: 22 Feb 01 - 12:03 PM

We have a beautiful old piano. It's name is: "Roloff Neubrandenburg" The two sites that i found, were both in german(ugly american, i don't speak anything other than my mother tongue) Anyone out there know about these? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, all

Subject: RE: Help: vintage piano pedigree
From: catspaw49
Date: 22 Feb 01 - 12:19 PM

Ya' know, if you'd named your piano some American name, it wouldn't be so hard to find.

(there ain't much I can find either and none in English here either!!)

HEY WOLFGANG!!!!! (send him a PM Gypsy)

Spaw

Subject: RE: Help: vintage piano pedigree
From: Gypsy
Date: 22 Feb 01 - 11:34 PM

My hero. Thanks for the point in the right direction, Sir Spaw

Subject: RE: Help: vintage piano pedigree
From: pict
Date: 22 Feb 01 - 11:48 PM

There's a book called "The Piano Atlas" which can probably help a bit but the problem with finding out about old German pianos is that there were so many makers of pianos in Germany at one point there was around 400 makers in Berlin alone

Subject: RE: Help: vintage piano pedigree
From: Gypsy
Date: 22 Feb 01 - 11:49 PM

Criminy! Guess i had better learn German, after all. Or hunt up a German speaking friend.

Subject: RE: Help: vintage piano pedigree
From: Hollowfox
Date: 26 Feb 01 - 09:43 AM

Try the reference department at your local library. Our library answered a question just like this a little while ago. If your library is very small, ask at a bigger library sometime when you're traveling to another town.

Subject: RE: Help: vintage piano pedigree
From: Sorcha
Date: 26 Feb 01 - 01:04 PM

Sites in English:

Click and click Lots of clickies in the second site. Pretty funky looking pianos, if you ask me.......

Subject: RE: Help: vintage piano pedigree
From: catspaw49
Date: 26 Feb 01 - 01:24 PM

I dunno' where you found it Sorcha, but WOW!!! Maybe they are a little on the funk side, but they are incredible pieces of craftsmanship! I am envious Gyp!!!

Spaw

Subject: RE: Help: vintage piano pedigree
From: Sorcha
Date: 26 Feb 01 - 01:41 PM

ooops. Looks like both sites are actually the same....different pages on the same site. Oh well. I am really curious to know if Gypsy's looks like this. If you'll notice, only one of them is actually a Neubrandenburg. They are beautiful, huh?

Subject: RE: Help: vintage piano pedigree
From: catspaw49
Date: 26 Feb 01 - 01:52 PM

I noticed that, but the first link covers the RN piano and its pretty good info.

Spaw