![]() A fire which destroyed the works and swept away all the valuable machinery gave the firm a temporary setback, but the piano trade came to Mr. About this time the tape check action was becoming general, and he had lathes fitted up to make his own actions. Brinsmead was able to fit up labour-saving machines in his factory in Chenies-street, Tottenham-court-road, and to do there his own fret-cutting work. ![]() This and other improvements brought in such an increase in business that Mr. Next he improved the top or plank bridge, with the result that he obtained the clear, bell-like treble which hitherto had been wanting. Brinsmead perfected was in the sticker action, which he made prompter in its working and steadier in its blow. The first improvement in the pianoforte Mr. Was awarded a medal, and this success has been repeated at other international exhibitions during the last 50 years. At the exhibition of 1851 the pianoforte exhibited by Mr. The next removal was to the present warehouse of the firm in Wigmore-street, in 1863, when the present style of the firm was adopted and in January, 1900, the firm became a private limited company, one of the directors being the late Mr. When just of age he came to London, worked for a time as a journeyman cabinet-maker, and in 1837, after a short period of partnership with his brother Henry, began business as a pianoforte maker at Windmill-street, Tottenham-court-road, removing to the neighbouring Charlotte-street in 1841. Brinsmead was a native of Wear Gifford, North Devon, and served his apprenticeship to a cabinet-maker in Torrington, in the same country. John Brinsmead and Sons, London, died on Monday night at his residence in Albert-road, Regent’s-park, London, in his 94th year. JOHN BRINSMEAD, the founder of the firm of pianoforte manufacturers, Messrs. >looking for any information you can provide. >Someone gave me a piano last week for the price of hauling it away and I am Whose early dates are suspect UK and German makes the US ones tend to be There are a few well known makes in Pierce Years with some of the older makes in the information given to Pierce will have been approximated numbersĪnd not well researched. Joined the company in 1861 serial numbers can be out as much as 10 They became John Brinsmead and Sons in 1870. The age that has been given is wrong not the posters fault. ![]() >musician and can play a little bit of piano, I do not know the names of the ![]() ![]() >Sorry for the lack of proper terminology, although I am a ![]()
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