(? - 1738)

"Tabel was a Fleming, and the first important piano-maker in London. He worked at Antwerp with the successors of Rucker, and lived in England between 1680-1720. Kirkman and Shudi went out from his workshops. [...] Jacob Kirkman, the founder of the existing firm of Kirkman and Sons, was a German, who married the widow Tabel." Bentley's Miscellany, 1867, p. 629

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1858-81

'Pianoforte-manufacturer' (1858)

'Pianoforte dealer' (y1881)

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

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

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

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

'Piano-Handlung' (x1906)(x1912)

Patent of 1863 : "Tarr. Farr. 29th April 1863. - 1077. William Tarr, of 112, York Street, Oxford Street, Manchester, and Enoch Farr, of 40, Cavendish Street, Oxford Street, Manchester, for an invention for An improvement in pianofortes. Letters Patent sealed." Chronological index of patents applied for and patents, 1864, p. 74

Patent of 1865 : "Dated 3 otober 1865. 2540 E. Farr, Cavendish-street, and W. Tarr, York-street, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, Manchester, and I. Gregory, F.R.G.S., Victoria Park, Manchester. Improvements in pianofortes." Mechanics Magazine, 1865, p. 289

TARR & FARR (1863), see also Enoch FARR and GREGORY

'Organist u. Piano-Händler' (xx1890)

'Pianoforte-manufacturer' ca. 1839-52

'Piano-Handlung' (x1906)(x1912)

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

'Musiklehrer, Musikal.- u. Piano-Händler' (xx1890)(x1906)

'Musiklehrer, nebenbei Musikal.-, Piano- u. Orgel-Händler' (x1912)

'Pianobauer u. Händler' (xx1890)

Patent of 1859 : "Alexander Lepetit Taylor, of No. 16, Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, for an invention for an improved form of harmonican pianoforte. Provisional protection only." Chronological and Descriptive Index of Patents Applied for and Patents, 1860, p. 82

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1904-21 [since 1890 (x1906)(x1912)]

TAYLOR Alfred & Co (**1904)(x1906)

TAYLOR [Alfred] & Son (x1912)(y1914)

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

TAYLOR Alfred & Son Ltd. (*1916)(*1917)(*1918)(*1919)(*1921)

End : ca. 1928

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912 [since 1895 (x1912)]

Cradley Heath

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

Sedgley

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

54, Lomey Town (x1912), Cradley Heath

Sedgley (x1912)

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1906-21

TAYLOR C[harles] R[obert] & Co (x1906)(y1907)(x1912)(y1914)(*1917)

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

TAYLOR Charles Robert (*1919)

TAYLOR Charles Robert & Co (*1921)

'Handlung mit Möbeln u. Pianos' (x1912)

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

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

'Piano forte maker' ca. 1824-80

'Piano-forte maker' (y1853)

'Pianoforte maker and tuner' (y1870)

'Pianoforte maker' (y1871)

57, Fontenoy Street (*1824)(***1829), 47, Fleet Street (**1828), 1, Peter Street (**1829), Jervis Street (*1833), 34, Lowther Street (y1853), 66, Roscoe Street (y1853), 94, Seel Street, W. (y1870)(y1871)(*1875)(**1880), Liverpool

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

'Orgelbauer und Piano-Händler' (x1912)

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

Ossett

'Lehrer, Musikal.- u. Piano-Händler' (xx1890)(x1906) in Ossett

'Musiklehrer, nebenbei Musikal.-, Piano- u.  Orgel-Händler' (x1912) in Ossett

Wakefield

'Musikal.- u. Piano-Händler' (x1906) in Wakefield

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

51, Kirkgate (x1906)(x1912), Wakefield

'Piano-Handlung' (x1906)

'Piano-Handlung' (x1912)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890-1912 [since 1853 (x1906)(x1912)]

'Piano-Händler u. -Reparateur' (xx1890)

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

'Piano- u. Möbel-Handlung' (x1906)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-12 [since 1887 (x1906)(x1912)]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

Oldham

TAYLOR T. & Co (x1912), 'Musikal.-, Piano-, Musikinstr.-, Saiten- u. Sprechm.-Handlung'

MAIN FIRM : 89, Union Street, West (x1912), Oldham

BRANCH : 145, Oldham Road (x1912), Middleton

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

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

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

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906

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

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

'Banjos- u. Mandolinen-Macher, sowie Piano-, Orgel-, Musikinstr.- u. Saiten-Händler' (x1912)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912 [since 1881 (x1912)]

'Musiklehrer, handelt nebenbei mit Pianos, Orgeln u. Musikinstr.' (x1912)

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

'Music & Musical Instrument Seller' (y1846)

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

'Piano- und Instr.-Handlung' (xx1890)

'Piano-Händler u. -Stimmer' (x1906)

15, St. Mark's Road (xx1890), 47, Merridale Street, W. (x1906), Wolverhampton

1911 - "The premises of Messr. Teague & King of Winchester have of late undergone alterations and there is also a new front which is so large that ten pianos can be exhibited therein. In fact, there is a rumour abroad that the shop front is the finest one in the music trade away from London. In addition to the above location, the proprietors own three branch houses." Musical Opinion and Music Trade Review, Volume 35, 04/1912, p. 519

1911 - "RECENTLY the premises of Messrs. Teague & King (Lim.), pianoforte dealers and music warehousemen, 46, High Street, Winchester, have undergone extensive alterations, including the provision of an entirely new front. In the place of the old square window front has been erected a corridor window, which provides show space for quite a dozen pianos, also other instruments, which can now be seen to the fullest advantage, the central approach being a gradient, thus doing away with the steps up into the shop that formerly existed. The spacious double fronted plate glass windows are beautifully set in mahogany frame work on plinths of Aberdeen granite with gunmetal sills and corner plates. The corridor approach is laid in ceramic work and overhead the soffit is in anaglypta panelling, a distinct finish being given to the windows by the semi-circular ends of the glass fronts on either side of the door. The interior of the shop has been redecorated throughout in white satin striped paper with a dado in Indian red, the shop illuminated by electric lamps of artistic design. Heating is obtained on the hot water system and this has been extended throughout the whole premises, including the new workshops and the gallery. Above the shop the large showroom has been considerably enlarged and the walls decorated in pale green with a white enamelled frieze. The restruction of the workshops has been found necessary to cope with modern requirements, and the firm notify that all classes of work are now undertaken by a competent staff on the premises. This, together with the stock of instruments in the showrooms, enables Messrs. Teague & King to claim that they are quite up-to-date; and those who have inspected the premises cannot fail to congratulate the firm upon possessing one of the best music warehouses outside the metropolis. A curious coincidence concerning the work has been the discovery on the old facia-board of the name of J. C. Jones. He conducted a music warehouse there many years ago and moved to 75. High Street. Here his business was acquired by Messrs. Teague & King, who some years ago transferred it to 46, High Street; and it was not until these alterations were in progress that they knew that their predecessor had actually occupied the same shop." Musical Opinion and Music Trade Review, Volume 35, 05/1912, p. 597

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890-1929 [since 1890 (x1912) or since 1884 (x1912) in Winchester]

Successors of J. C. JONES (y1912)

TEAGUE & KING (xx1890)(y1912)

TEAGUE W. (x1906)(x1912)

Winchester

'Piano-Handlung' (xx1890) in Winchester

'Musikal.- u. Piano-Handlung' (x1906) in Winchester

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

'Instruments and music' (*1921)

'Pianos, Inst., Gramo., Music' (*1929)

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

Eastleigh

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

Romsey

TEAGUE W. (x1912), 'Piano- u. Orgel-Handlung'

Ryde (Isle of Whight)

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

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

MAIN FIRM : [75 ?], High Street (xx1890), 46, High Street (x1906)(y1912)(*1921)(*1929), Winchester

'Piano-Handlung' (x1906)(x1912)

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1840-60

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

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

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

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

BRANDS

RENN HOUNAM
  RENN
WREN

Succeeded by KEMBLE ca. 1960 and arrived to make a total of 60020 pianos that year.

End : ca. 1962

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1884-91 [since 1882 (xx1890)]

 'Pianohandlung' (xx1890)

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

121, Grange Street (x1906), 77, Byrkley Street (x1906), Burton-on-Trent

Show Rooms in 7, New Bond Street (?), London

Pianoforte-brand since 1892 (x1906)

THE EMPIRE PIANOFORTE Co Ltd. (**1895)

THE EMPIRE PIANOFORTE & ORGAN Co (**1904)

THE ENGLISH OVERSTRUNG PIANO Co

Pianos made by NOBLE & HALL (y1911)

THE HILLIER PIANO Company

'Pianoforte-manufactory' ca. 1855-1909

THE HILLIER PIANO and ORGAN Company (1907)

London

Liverpool

'Pianoforte-brand ca. 1872

THE MINERVA PIANO

Pianoforte-brand ca. 1900

THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS & GENERAL TRAFING Co Ltd.

15a, The Ter. Barnes, S.W. (y1907), London

THE ORCHESTRELLE Co

BRAND
[since 1899 (x1912)]

"THE RAILWAY EMPLOYEES & POLICE SUPPLY STORES FOR GREAT BRITAIN. -
REDHILL, SURREY - R. PHILLIPS, Manager.
The circumstances which chiefly led to the formation of this scheme were the following. When travelling, some time since, in company with a gentleman connected with the Railway Mission, I was informed by him that some of the Mission Branches were about to start Bands in connection with their work; and when afterwards present at a meeting addressed by that gentleman, I was impressed by the forcible manner in which he urged upon the members the important benefits which would result from their having Musical Instruments in their homes, as also from the formation of local Bands.
Feeling convinced that there are many persons connected with our Railways and Police who could not conveniently purchase an Instrument, had they to pay down cash for the same, we have endeavoured to meet their requirements, and are prepared to supply any bona-fide Railway Employé, Police Officer, or those who are in any way connected with Railway or Police Missions, in any part of Great Britain, with whatever article they may select from our Catalogue, either for cash or on easy terms of payment. (see at the right)

BRAND

Pianoforte-brand ca. 1888

Manager : R. PHILLIPS

(continuation)

London

'Pianoforte-makers' ca. 1903

Managers : SCHUPPISSER Charles Erard & SCHUPPISSER Francis Louis (**1903)

Bankrupt in 8 may 1903, The London Gazette, 24/04/1903, p. 2670 (TheGazette.co.uk)

15, Porchester Road, Bayswater, N.W. (*1921), London

72, Berners Street, W. (xx1890)(**1891)(*1895)(*1897)(*1899)(*1903), Peel Grove, Cambridge Road, E. (**1891)(**1895)(*1906)(*1909)(*1910), London

American brand, see The Music Trade Review, 23/11/1901, p. 33 (mtr.arcade-museum.com)

THE WINDSOR MODEL

THIEME Hugo

THIRLBY & Co

THOM C.

THOM James
| THORN

THOMAS Ernest Charles & Co

London ?

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

Trademark of W. G. THOMAS in The Musical World, 29/09/1888, p. 763 (archive.org)

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1882-1915 [since 1869 (xx1890)]

'Pianofabrik' & Pianohandlung' (xx1890)

THOMAS W. G. & Co Ltd. (*1914)(y1914)(*1915)

7, Medburn Street, S.W. (**1882), Haendel House, Mansfield Road, Kentish Rown, N.W. (xx1890), Gospel Oak Grove, [Malden Road], Kentish Town, N.W. (z1888)(xx1890)(*1895)(**1895)(*1897)(*1899)(*1903)(*1906)(*1909)(*1910), 10a, Gospel Oak Grove, Haverstock, N.W. (*1914)(y1914)(*1915), London

1841 - "THOMPSON Charles Henry, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, music-seller, d. c. — Sols. Medina, Crosby Hall Chamhers and North Shields, and Kent, Liverpool. Fiat, Aug. 18. Pet. Crs. Charles Packer and Thomas Towns, of Oxford-street, piano-forte manufacturers." The Law Journal for the Year 1841, p. 63

Bankrupt in 1841

'Teacher of Music' ca. 1857

Patent of 1857 : "Thompson - 15th june 1857 - 1674. Edmund Thompson, of Barnard's Terrace, in the Parish of Scawby-with Sturton, in the County of Lincoln, Teacher of Music and Pianoforte Tuner, for an invention for Improvements in pianoforte hammers." Provisional protection only." Chronological index of patents applied for and patents granted, 1858, p. 103

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1857-62

THOMPSON Henry & Samuel (*1858)

SEE ALSO ...

  THOMPSON & SHACKELL in Wales

'Pianoforte-manufacturers' ca. 1866-1912 [since 1842 (x1906)(x1912)]

Main firm in Cardiff, Wales

Bristol
[since 1842 (x1906)(x1912)]

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

'Orgelbauer, sowie Musikal.-, Piano-, Orgel- u. Musikinstr.-Händler, Importeure u. Exporteure' (x1912)

Gloucester

 'Orgelbauer, Musikal.-, Piano- u. Harmonium- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (xx1890)(x1906) in Gloucester

 'Orgelbauer, Musikal.-, Piano- u. Orgel-, Musikinstr.- u. Sprechm.-Handlung, Import. u. Exporteure' (x1912)

MAIN FIRM : Cardiff, Wales

BRANCH : Carmarthen, Wales

BRANCH : 142, Newfoundland Road (x1906)(x1912), Bristol

BRANCH : 146, Westgate Street (xx1890)(x1906), 42, Eastgate (x1912), Gloucester

BRANCH : Bridgend, Wales

BRANCH : Llanelly, Wales

BRANCH : Merthyr Tydfil, Wales

BRANCH : Newport, Wales

BRANCH : Penygraig, Wales

BRANCH : Pontypridd, Wales

BRANCH : Swansea, Wales

Patent of 1830 : "To SIMON THOMPSON, of Great Yarmouth, in the county of Norfolk, Compass Maker, for his having invented or found out certain improvements in Piano Fortes.— [Sealed 27th Feb. 1830.] THE object of the Patentee is to construct Piano Fortes of the upright kind in a more compact form than has heretofore been done, and the improvement Which is principally in the form of. the key and action part, allows of a new arrangement of the mechanism by which the instrument, though of the upright construction, stands entirely below the face of the performer, and by that means does not impede the free vibration of the voice in singing. [...][...][...]" Newton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences, 1831, p. 1

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1787

'Music seller and publisher' (z1834)

SEE ALSO ...

Piano Controversy 1851

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

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

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

Newbarnes (xx1890), Barrow-in-Furness

Patent of 1811 : "Jan. 23, 1805.— Ed. Thunder. " Screw wrest-pin." The History of the Pianoforte, Edgard Brinsmead, 1879, p. 200 (archive.org)

THURINGIA PIANO & ORGAN Co

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-12 [since 1816 (x1906)(x1912)]

'Musikal.- u. Piano-Handlung - Vertreter für Nord-England von Rich. Heslop, Orgelbauer, London' (x1906)

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

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

'Orgelbauer, Piano- u. Harmonium-Händler' (xx1890)(x1906)

'Piano- u. Orgel-Händler u. -stimmer' (x1912)

'Musiklehrer, Piano- u. Geigen-Handlung' (xx1890)

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

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1890-1912 [since 1870 (xx1890)(x1906)(x1912)]

TIDDER William Henry (xx1890), 'Pianohandlung'

TIDDER William Henry & Sons (x1906)(x1912)

 'Piano-Fabrik' - 'Piano-Manufacturer' - and - 'Piano-Handlung' - 'Amerikan. Orgeln u. Harm.' (x1912)

"PIANO-FORTES. - PIANOFORTES. - Mr. TIERNEY has the honour to acquaint his connexion, the country gentry, and purchasers generally, that his services may be commanded to select pianofortes for them from approved stocks, and of such quality and character as to render the first purchase the most advantageous. His competency for the task will be found in an intimate acquaintance, as a pianoforte tuner, with every variety manufactured during the last 17 years of progressive and important improvements, a practical knowledge of their construction in simple and complicated mechanism, and the various requisites necessary to the formation of a fine instrument. The selections made by Mr. Tierney are critically tested, and the utmost reliance may be placed in any choice of his.—Rolls-buildings Fetter-lane.
PIANO FORTE TUNER. - WM. TIERNEY most respectfully offers his services to the Catholic nobility and gentry as a Tuner of upwards of 17 years' practice in his profession;' Repairs, &c. &c. Rolls-building, Fetter-lane." The Catholic Directory and Annual Register for the Year 1843, Volume 6, 1843, p. 200

(continuation)

"PIANOFORTE TUNER.-W. TIERNEY offers his services as a PIANOFORTE TUNER, of great experience in his profession. An extensive practice amidst pianofortes of every construction enables him to tune with an accuracy attainable only by long habit. Mr. Tierney tenders his opinion and mechanical skill in the choice of a pianoforte - Rolls-buildings, Fetter-lane." The Athenæum: A Journal of Literature, Science, the Fine Arts, Music, and ..., 1854, p. 922

"A vendre. Un superbe Forté-piano, bois d'Acajou, à trois pédales, fait par Joannes Till. S'adresser chez la cit. Métric, rue de la Chèvre, à coté du cit. Gaspard, Négociant." Journal des Départements de la Moselle, de la Meurthe, de la Meuse, des ..., 16/03/1797, p. 4 (kiosque.limedia.fr)

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

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-12 [since 1887 (x1906)(x1912)]

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

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

Tibshelf (x1912)

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

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

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

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

'Lehrer u. Piano-Händler' (xx1890)

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

'Piano-Handlung' (x1906)

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

Music Trades Review, 15/05/1887, p. 16

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1857-95

TOLKIEN & MIDDLETON (***1857), see also MIDDLETON Joseph

TOLKIEN H[enry] (*1862)(xx1872)(xx1890)

 'Pianohandlung' (xx1890)

TOLKIEN Henry & Co (**1895)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1846

'Music & musical instrument seller' (y1846)

'Pianoforte-maker' since 1847

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1872-93

'Pianohandlung' (xx1890)

'Handlung mit Möbeln, Uhren u. Pianos' (x1912)

  Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890-1912 [since 1845 (xx1890)(x1906)(x1912)]

TOLPUTT William Bennet (xx1890), Muskal.- u. Pianohandlung'

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

(ca. 1761 - 1853)

Cabinet pianoforte n° 1127, hammerfluegel.info

Nameplate of a square pianoforte ca. 1820, hammerfluegel.info

'Grand & Square Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1800-52

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1853 - "Some of the small dealers are, we fear, sufficiently dishonest to pat the name of some eminent maker on their keyboard, and thus enhance the price of the instrument. At one time, when the name of Tomkinson [sic] was a sort of passport to an instrument, the small dealers would put Tomkisson on their name-boards, and thus escape the notice of the law." Cyclopædia of useful arts & manufactures, 1853, p. 415

1858 - TOMKISON on TURNER - "Anecdote respecting the great Artist, the late “W. M. Turner, RA. — Mr. Tomkison, the eminent pianoforte maker, called on me one morning in the year 1850. I had shown him a small picture by Constable. This led to remarks on the merits of landscape-painters; and Turner, of course, was alluded to in the way his great excellence deserved. Mr. Tomkison then observed: “My father was the first to discover the boy's talents. My father was a jeweller, and lived in Southampton Street, Covent Garden. Turner‘s father was a hair-dresser, and lived in Maiden Lane, a corner house in a little court; he operated on my father. On one occasion Turner brought his child with him; and while the father was dressing my father, the little boy was occupied in copying something he saw on the table. They left, and after a few minutes they returned. Turner apologised for troubling my father, and begged to know what his son had been copying. On being shown the copy, my father said, ‘your son never could have done it'. He had copied a coat of arms from a handsome set of castors, which happened at that time to be on the table. Some time after a gentleman died, who had been long under Turner's razor, and left him a legacy of 100%. The moment my father heard this, he begged Turner to allow him to dispose of the 100%. for the benefit of the boy by articling him to Malton, the distinguished architectural draftsman of that day— this was done accordingly."
Your correspondent, Mr. Editor, begged Mr. Tomkison to repeat the anecdote, and to allow him to write down the words as they proceeded from his lips. Mr. Tomkison then read the statement, and approved of it; and were he now alive, would, I am sure, give it his imprimatur. A. M." Notes and Queries, 1858, p. 475

1861 - "Mr. F. Manson makes the following remarks on a quotation from ‘The Life of J. M. W. Turner, R.A.,’ in our last number,—“which,” says Mr. Masson, “contains a disrespectful reference to my revered friend, the late Mr. Thomas Tomkison, the well-reputed pianoforte-maker. Mr. Tomkison died in the year 1853, at the advanced age of ninety-two ; he must have therefore been born in 1761, eleven years before Turner, and by 'those years only his senior; so that he could not have been the individual at whose house the embryo artist gave signs of his future greatness. Mr. Tomkison’s father was a silversmith in the neighbourhood of Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, and Turner‘s father, ‘the barber,’ attended him(the elder Tomkison) in that capacity,—one which, in those days, was a diurnal necessity. It was upon one of these occasions that the young artist made the sketch from the silver salver which enlisted the sympathies and gained the support of his father‘s employer. How far the epithets ‘self-conccitcd and fussy' may apply to the bearing and character of Turner’s original_ patron I am unable to say; but of their total misapplication to my late venerable friend, Mr. Tomkison (a man of singular urbanity), I and a host of others are ready to attest.” The Athenaeum, 23/11/1861, p. 691

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

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

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

'Piano-Händler u. -Stimmer' (x1906)

  Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890-1912 [since 1846 (xx1890)(x1906)(x1912)]

TOMLINSON T. (xx1890), 'Piano-, Harmonium- u. Instr.-Handlung'

TOMLINSON T. R (x1906), 'Piano-, Harmonium- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung'

TOMLINSON C. R (x1912), 'Piano-, Orgel- , Musikinstr.- u. Saiten-Handlung'

'Piano-Handlung' (x1912)

64-66, Oxford Road (x1912), Burnley

Southport

  Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890-1912 [since 1862 (xx1890)(x1906)(x1912)]

'Lehrer, Musikal.-, Piano- u. Instr.-Händler' (xx1890)

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

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

TONGUE William

Patent of 1871 : "A.D. 1871, January 28.-No. 236. TONGUE, William, of Kennington, in the county of Surrey, engineer. — Improvements in pianofortes, harmoniums, and other musical instruments.
According to one part of this invention the metal wires or strings in pianofortes are formed flattened or broader at one part of their section than at the other part, such wires or strings being so arranged that the hammer will strike against the broad or flattened part of the wires or strings.
According to another part of this invention one metal wire or string is employed in place of two or of three strings for each hammer, such wire or string being formed flat like metal tape or clock spring.
According to another part of these improvements when employing flat metal wires or strings, such strings are caused to vibrate and produce musical notes by means of a current of air directed against such strings. A metal clasp or surface is attached to the flat wire or string for the air to impinge against.
According to another part of this invention apparatus is combined with a pianoforte for producing and directing a current of air upon the flat metal strings or wires having a metal clasp or surface attached thereto, as above described, so that the vibrations of such strings produced by the blow of the hammer may be maintained by the current of air.
Another part of this invention relates to harmoniums, organs, and other musical instruments. According to this part of the invention valves are employed of such a form that the passage for the air is larger or smaller according to the amount of movement given to the valve. In some cases conical valves or valves having a conical prolongation are employed so formed that the passage for the air is increased the higher the valve is lifted. According to this part of the invention the " action" or mechanism for raising the valve is so arranged that in proportion to the amount of force used by the performer on the keys of the instrument the passage for the air will be opened to a greater or less extent and so as to produce a louder or softer note." Chronological and Descriptive Index of Patents Applied for and Patents, 1871, p. 51 - "Jan. 8, 1871. - W. TONGUE. Flattened steel wire kept in vibration by currents of air." The History of the Pianoforte: With an Account of the Theory of Sound and ..., Edgar Brinsmead, 1889, p. 222

'Engineer' ca. 1871

LONDON - "TOOMBS, F. - Patent Pianoforte and Model of Chromatic Keys." The Musical Standard: A Newspaper for Musicians, Professional and Amateur, 22/08/1885, p. 121

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1885; (*1885)

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1890

'Pianobauer' (xx1890)

4-8, Meadow Lane (xx1890), Leeds

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

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

7, Northbrook Road (x1912), Ilford

7, Park Street, Camden Town, N.W. (*1862), 116, Bayham Street, [Camden Town], N.W. (**1882)(**1884), 7, Park Street, Camden Town, N.W. (xx1872)(**1882)(**1884)(*1893), London

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1882

24, Union Street (y1882), Plymouth

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

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

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

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

Patent of 1848 : "Dec. 29 -N° 1715 - Towns and Packer - Oxford Street - Improvements in the action of pianofortes." The Mechanics' Magazine, 06/01/1849, p. 24

LONDON - "A bichord grand, made by Messrs. Towns and Packer, has the power of transposing through a range of four semitones above or below the original key. It has, for this purpose, an arrangement for shifting the key-board and action in a lateral direction. This is the original way in which the transposing piano-forte was made. (Vide remarks on Mr. Addison’s piano-forte, ante.)" Newton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences, 1851, p. 37

LONDON - "494 Towns H. Packer, Fab. 20 Oxford St. – Grosses transponirendes Pianoforte. Ein aufrechtstehendes Piano von einfacher Construction." Amtlicher Catalog der Ausstellung der Industrie-Erzeugnisse aller Völker, 1851, p. 67

LONDON - "494 Towns & Packer, 20 Oxford Street - Manufacturers. Grand transposing pianoforte : the pitch can with facility be raised or lowered two notes from the original key, without affecting its touch or durability. Microphonic cottage pianoforte up to A in alt. of economical construction." Official description and illustrated catalogue of the Great exhibition, 1851, p. 469

'Pianoforte-makers' ca. 1843-52

TOWNS & PACKER (*1841)(**1841)(x1842)(*1843)(*1847)(*1849)(**1852), see also PACKER

  "MESSRS. TOWNS & PACKERS, 20, OXFORD STREET. — HORIZONTAL SEMI-GRAND TRANSPOSING PIANOFORTE.—To transpose Music by semitonic progression two whole tones higher or lower than the original Scale or Key in which it was composed, for the accommodation of Singers. Its novelty is attributable to the introduction of a power by which the key-board is moved for the purposes of transposition, and its superiority is the fact that the tone and touch are not in the least affected by the use of this moving power. This Instrument has the repetition touch so much approved of by the Profession in the Grand Pianofortes." Official descriptive and illustrated catalogue of the Great exhibition 1851, p. 29

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890 [since 1859 (xx1890)]

'Piano-Handlung' (xx1890)

46, South Street (xx1890), Chichester

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1821-46

'Music Seller and Music Instrument Maker' (*1821-22)

Tavistock Road (y1882), Plymouth

'Pianoforte-makers' ca. 1829-60

«From Erard's»

See TOWSEND William & Son in Edinburgh, Scotland

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-12 [since 1889 (x1906) or since 1890 (x1912)]

1906-12 - Owner : Richard B. TRAFFORD (x1906)(x1912)

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

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

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906

'Piano-Handlung' (x1906)

40, Highgate Road, Kentish Town (x1906), London

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912 [since 1896 (x1912)]

Successor of H. S. WHYBROW (x1912), London

'Piano-Handlung' (x1912)

14, Broadway Parade, [Crouch End Station], N. (x1912), London

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890

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

233, Manchester Street (xx1890), Oldham

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890 [since 1838 (xx1890)]

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

16, Palmerston Road (xx1890), Southsea

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

TRELEAVEN C. H. (x1906)

TRELEAVEN Brothers (x1912)

Bristol

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

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

Cheltenham

TRELEAVEN E. (x1906), 'Piano- u. Orgel-Handlung'

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

Owner : E. TRELEAVEN (x1912)

London

TRELEAVEN A. A. (x1912), 'Piano-Handlung' - 'Auch Stimmer u. Reparateur'

Tewkesbury

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

Torquay

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

3, York Crescent Road, Clifton (x1906), 24, York Crescent Road, Clifton (x1912), Bristol

BRANCH : 27, Clarence Street (x1906), 13, Colonade (x1912), Cheltenham

BRANCH : 47, Ravens Court Gardens, W. (x1912), London

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

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

The Crescent (x1912), Spalding

'Piano-Handlung' (x1906)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1853

'Piano-forte dealer and tuner' (y1853)

1, Hardwick Street (y1853), Liverpool

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

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

344-326, Caledonian Road, N. (x1906), 332-336, Caledonian Road, N. (x1912),  London

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

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

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

Patent of 1811 : "March 4, 1811. — J. TROTTER. New keyboard arrangement." The History of the Pianoforte, Edgard Brinsmead, 1879, p. 200 (archive.org)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890-1912 [since 1843 (xx1890) or since 1842 (x1906)(x1912)]

TROTTER Robert Kirk (xx1890)

TROTTER & Son (x1906)(x1912)

'Piano-, Orgel-, Harmon.- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (xx1890)(x1906)

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

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

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

Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1878-1910

TRUSLOVE & O'NEILL (y1878), 'Pianoforte dealers'

TRUSLOVE & TRUSLOVE (xx1890), 'Musikal.- u. Instr.-Handlung'

Square pianoforte ca. 1777, Present owner unknown
Square pianoforte ca. 1781, The George Sherman Dickinson Music Library, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., U.S.
Square pianoforte ca. 1784, Thomas Winter, San Francisco, California, U.S.

He emigrated to New York in 1794 (¹)

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1841-47

TUCK Thomas & Co (**1841)

TUCK Thomas (x1842)

TUCK Thomas & Co (*1847)

'Piano-Fabrik' - 'Piano-Manufacturer' - 'Fabrik von Transponier-Pianos' (x1912)

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-12 [since 1881 (x1906)(x1912)]

'Piano-Handlung' (x1906)(x1912)

331, Euston Road (x1906), 95, Kings Road, Chelsea (x1906)(x1912), 329, Euston Road (x1912), London

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912-14 [since 1910 (x1912)]

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

41, Deansgate (x1912), 69-71, Deansgate (y1914), Manchester

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890-1912 [since 1882 (x1906)(x1912)]