(1764 - 1833)(³)

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Announcement of music and pianofortes in Edinburgh Advertiser Newspaper Archives, 15/11/1796, p. 1 (newspaperarchive.com)

John Watlen (1764–1833): Music Seller and Musical Instrument Manufacturer: A Timeline

John Watlen in the Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland, Humphreys, Robert Evans

The Surrender of Toulon, John Watlen, 1795

'Music Warehouse' (*1794), composer, music seller and tuner and publisher (⁶)

'Music Master' (*1799)

"Watlen, John, Komponist und Musikverleger um 1788 in Edinburgh, verlegte 1800 das Geschaft nach London (Kidson 200)." Monatshefte für Musikgeschichte, 1962, p. 235

SEE ALSO ...

... this John WATLIN [WATLEN] in London from ca. 1800

London, England, U.K.

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1868

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

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

'Pianoforte-makers' ca. 1792-1822

WATSON John & Archibald, (*1792)(*1797-98), 'Music. Instrument Makers'

WATSON Archibald (*1806)'Late-Pianoforte-maker' (*1818)(*1819)(*1821)(*1822)

7, Terrace Leith Street (*1797-98), House : Potter Row (*1806)(*1807), 9, Morray Street (*1818)(*1819), Carruber's Close (*1820)(*1821)(*1822), Edinburgh

'Piano-forte-maker' ca. 1792-1807

WATSON Jo[hn] (*1797-98)(*1813)

1813 - "Deaths May. 1813. [...] 30. In Carruber's Close, Mr. John Watson, late piano-forte maker here." The Scots Magazine and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany, 02/1814, p. 159

St. Ann Street (*1792), [7], Terrace, Leith Street (*1794), 5, [South] Bridge West Side (*1797-98)(*1799)(*1800), 20, South Bridge (*1805)(*1806)(*1807), Edinburgh

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

WATSON & McKERROW (xx1890), Musik.- u. Pianohandlung'

WATSON William (x1906)(x1912)

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

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

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1927-29

(Incorporation R. SMITH & Co)

WATT ANDREW & Sons (*1927)

WATT Andrew & Son (*1929)

'Möbel-Händler, führt auch Pianos' (x1912)

6, Park Place (***1892)(***1893)(***1894)(***1895)(***1896)(***1897)(***1898)(***1899)(***1900)(***1901)(***1902)(*1903)(*1906)(*1910), Edinburgh

'Orgelbauer' (x1906)

59, North-West Thistle Street Lane (***1892)(***1893)(***1894)(***1895)(***1896), 16, Sciennes (***1897)(***1898)(***1899)(***1900)(***1901)(***1902)(x1906), Edinburgh

See also FINDLEY in Glasgow

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1890-1912 [since 1887 (xx1890)(x1912)]

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

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

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1860-1910 [since 1840 (xx1890)]

WIGHTMAN John (**1861), 'Pianoforte dealer and Music warehouse'

WIGHTMAN [John] & Son (**1877)(x1878)(***1878)(x1878)(**1884)(**1885)(**1886)(**1887)(**1888)(**1889)(xx1890)(**1891)(***1892)(*1893)(***1893)(***1894)(*1895)(***1895)(***1896)(*1897)(***1897)(***1898)(***1899)(***1900)(***1901)(***1902)(*1903)(*1906)(*1910)

'Musikal.- u. Pianohandlung' (xx1890)

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

WILSON & GUTHRIE

Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1856-61

WILSON & GUTHRIE (*1856)

WILSON & Co (x1861)

(continuation)

"WILSON & COMPANY. LONDON - Pianoforte- and Music Sellers - 98 NETHERGATE, Dundee. PIANOFORTES, By Collard & Collard, And other Eminent Makers. PIANOFORTES FROM TWENTY POUNDS, PIANOFORTES SECOND HAND, CHEAP. PIANOFORTES FOR HIRE. PIANOFORTES TUNED AND REPAIRED. HARMONIUMS FROM SIX GUINEAS. HARMONIUMS FOR HIRE. Old Instruments taken in exchange, or sold on commission. An extensive choice of Accordions, Flutinas, Concertinas, Flutes, Violins, &c. Violin, Guitar, and Harp Strings. MUSIC AT HALF PRICE. Dundee, June, 1861." Post-Office Dundee Directory, including Lochee and Broughty Ferry, for 1861-62, p. 412 (digital.nls.uk)

"PIANO FORTE TUNING, &c. - JOHN WILSON, Pianoforte Maker and Tuner, returns his grateful thanks to his numerous friends for the liberal encouragement he continues to receive from them in his profession. The following is a list of his charges for tuning in town: —
Square Pianofortes, £ 0 4 0
Cabinet ditto, £ 0 5 0
Grand ditto, £ 0 7 0
Or by the year, calling monthly :-
Square Pianofortes, £ 0 18 0
Cabinet ditto, £ 1 1 0
Grand ditto, £ 1 7 6
J. W. would recommend the yearly arrangement as by far the best for keeping Pianofortes in good order. During these eight years, he has had the charge of a considerable number of instruments in that way to the entire atisfaction of his employers. Every attention paid to the repairing department. Pianofortes, which have been much used, will be found to be greatly improved by getting the hammers new covered and the keys wedged, &c. which can be done at a trifling expense. Specimens may be seen, if required. Metallic Plates furnished for Pianofortes. Orders received at the shops of Mr. Chalmers, Castle Street ; Mr. Shaw, High Street; Mr. Donaldson, Reform Street; and at his own premises, No. 45 King Street. Dundee, 1837." Dundee directory, for 1837-1838, p. 137 (digital.nls.uk)

'Pianoforte-maker & tuner' ca. 1837-53

'Pianoforte  and music seller' (y1850)

WILSON & Sons (x1853)

Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1890-1912 [since 1864 (xx1890)(x1906)(x1912)]

WILSON & Sons (xx1890), 'Musikal.- u. Pianohandlung'

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

Image of a pianoforte in an advertisement, The Dundee Directory 1856-57, p. 249 (digital.nls.uk)

'Incorporation R. SMITH & Co' (*1927)

15-19, Candleriggs (*1923), Central factory and show rooms : 30-34, Stockwell Street (*1923),  Central factory and show rooms : 32-34, Stockwell Street (*1927), 29-39, Surrey Street (*1929),  Glasgow

'Music Instrument Maker' ca. 1818-29

WOOD, SMALL & Co, see below

Deanbank, Sockbridge (**1823), Edinburgh

'Music Instrument Maker' ca. 1804-16

"Deaths. [...] At Rio de Janeiro, Mr James Wood, son of Mr Andrew Wood, musical instrument maker, Edinburgh." The Edinburgh Annual Register, 1815, p. 47

8, Leith Street (*1804)(*1807)(*1808), 14, Leith Street (*1811), Rose Bank (*1812), 7, Caltonhill (*1813), 17, Caltonhill (*1814)(*1815)(*1816), Edinburgh

Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1852-1910 [since 1790 (xx1890)]

 Successors to WOOD, SMALL &. Co., see below.

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

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

PIANOFORTE TUNING, REGULATING, &C. WOOD & Co.'s Tuners visit regularly every district in Fifeshire and Kinrossshire. Orders sent to Wood & Co., George Street, Edinburgh, or the following Agents, will receive attention : —[...]" THE SCOTTISH PROVIDENT INSTITUTION, 6 ST ANDREW SQUARE, EDINBURGH, 1866, p. 187

"WOOD & CO., Royal Pianoforte and Music Saloons (Opposite the Music Hall), 49 GEORGE STREET, EDINBURGH. PIANOFORTES, HARMONIUMS, AMERICAN ORGANS, BY THE MOST CELEBRATED MAKERS, On Sale or Hire. INSTRUMENTS SLIGHTLY USED AT VERY MODERATE PRICES. BEST CONDITIONS of SCOTCH MUSIC, VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL, As Supplied to Her Majesty the Queen." County directory of Scotland for 1882, p. 995 (digital.nls.uk)

Image of a pianoforte in an advertisement, Black's Morayshire directory, including the upper district of Banffshire, 1863, p. 11 (digital.nls.uk)

"PIANO FORTE AND MUSIC SALOON, 189, UNION STREET. WOOD & CO. have the honour to announce to the inhabitants of Aberdeen, and the surrounding districts, that they have Opened these extensive Premises, for the Sale and Hire of PIANO-FORTES, MUSIC, and all the other Miscellaneous Articles connected with the Business. WOOD & CO. may be permitted to observe that the Stock of PIANO-FORTES now in their Saloon is very much more varied and extensive than any that has hitherto been exhibited in Aberdeen, and consists of nearly all the different descriptions manufactured by the well-known and highly-esteemed firms of Messrs. John Broadwood & Sous, and Collard & Collard. In the lower-priced Instruments made by those London Manufacturers who have yet to attain to the eminence of the larger houses, Wood & Co. can also show a very numerous and well-chosen assortment, selected with great care from the various Establishments. Of late years, the prices of PIANO-FORTES generally have undergone a very considerable reduction ; so much so, that a good as well as an elegant upright Instrument, such as can be warranted to stand well in Tune, and prove satisfactory, can now be purchased between £20 and £30. It is hardly necessary for Wood & Co. to observe that the Tone of these is less mellifluous than that of the others of the best manufacture ; but, nevertheless, they are such as could not, ten years since, have been bought for less than double the amount at which they can now be sold. All Instruments purchased from Wood & Co. are warranted ; and if not ap proved of, can be exchanged at any time within six months from the date of purchase, if returned to them in good order, and carriage free. SECOND-HAND PIANO-FORTES. Of these Wood & Co., from their large Hiring business, can generally command a good supply at moderate prices. PIANO-FORTES FOR HIRE. From the very extensive Stock which Wood & Co. always keep in their Establishments in Edinburgh and Glasgow, as well as in Aberdeen, they are prepared to Hire all kinds of PIANO-FORTES at the usual rate, by the night, week, month, or year. Those contracting with Wood & Co. for the constant supply of a superior Instrument will be treated with liberally will be treated with liberally Piano-Fortes and Organs Tuned and Repaired in Town and Country, by the most experienced hands. PIANO-FORTES REMOVED IN A PROPERLY-EQUIPPED VAN. NEW MUSIC FROM LONDON WEEKLY. Any Song or Piece that Wood & Co. may not happen to have on hand, will be procured by return of Post, without extra charge." Post-Office Directory Aberdeen, 1851, p. 256 (digital.nls.uk) or Post Office Directory, 1851, p. 256 (archive.org)

Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1836-63

Succeeded by LAKIN Francis H. (*1868)

(continuation)

12, Waterloo Place (**1836)(*1838)(*1861), Edinburgh

'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1877-78

WOOD James & Co (*1878)

'Pianoforte-makers' ca. 1808-1914

MUIR John, WOOD & Co (*1861)(**1863), see also  MUIR & WOOD in Edinburgh

WOOD, John MUIR & Co (y1870), 'Pianoforte and music sellers' in Glasgow

WOOD, MUIR & Co (xx1890) - see MARR J., WOOD & Co (x1906)

'Musikal- u. Pianohandlung' (xx1890) in Glasgow

WOOD J., MARR & Co Ltd. (y1907)(y1914)

29, St. George's Road (*1861), 49, St. George's Street (*1861), House : 163, St. Vincent Street (y1870), 42, Buchanan Street (*1861)(**1863)(*1866)(y1870)(***1879)(xx1890)(*1893)(*1895)(*1897)(*1903)(*1906)(y1907)(*1909), 144, Buchanan Street (y1914), Glasgow

18, Waterloo Place (*1861), Edinburgh (see below)

[213], Union Street (*1861), Aberdeen (see above)

'Musical Instrument makers to his Majesty' ca. 1818-61

WOOD, SMALL & Co ca. 1818-29; (**1823)(x1825), see also SMALL in Edinburgh

WOOD & Co (***1832)(***1833)(***1834)(**1836)(*1838), look here above

INFO EXTRA

A History of Wood & Co, Marr & co and Logan & co, pianoforte makers, Music sellers and publishers, Scotland, 1790-1925, by Geoff Hore

3, East Arthur Place (**1823)(**1824), 2, Salisbury Square (**1830), 45, Princes Street and 26, Macdowell Street (*1837), Edinburgh

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1887-1912 [since 1886 (x1906)(x1912)]

WRIGHT Thomas W. (xx1890), 'Musikal.- u. Pianohandlung'

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

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

142, Ferry Road [in Leith] (**1887)(**1888)(**1889)(**1890)(xx1890)(***1892)(***1893)(***1894)(***1895)(***1896)(***1897)(***1898)(***1899)(***1900)(***1901)(***1902)(x1906)(x1912), Edinburgh

Patent of 1857 : "I, John WYLIE, of Edinburgh, in the County of Mid Lothian, North Britain, Pianoforte Tuner, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention 5 for “IMPROVEMENTS IN PIANOFORTES,” to be as follows, that is to say : This Invention relates to improvements in the arrangement and construction of what is technically known as the “action" of cottage and cabinet or upright pianofortes, for the purposes of simplifying the parts and rendering the movement much more effective than has hitherto been the case, Under one 10 modification of these improvements, the key, which is carried by a central fulcrum or key pin in the usual way, has a recess mortised in the upper side of the back lever end of it, this recess being lined with cloth or other suitable sostmaterial, so as to work softly against the lower end of the vertical “sticker" or connecting rod. The lower end of the sticker, which is weighted to give 15 the required counterpoise effect, is loosely inserted pretty deeply into the morise, this being all the connection between the key lever and the sticker. The upper end of the sticker is bevilled off at a slight horizontal angle, corresponding to a similar bevilled surface upon the lower side of the crank arm working the hammer. The slope of the bevil on the sticker is towards the strings, and 20 the outer higher corner is attached by a suitable piece of leather or other lexible material to the corresponding outer end of the crank arm of the Wylie's Improvements in Pianofortes. [...]" Specifications of Inventions, 1857, p. 12

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

(***1900): 'Post-Office Edinburgh & Leith directory', 1900, p. 727-728 (digital.nls.uk)

(***1901): 'Post-Office Edinburgh & Leith directory', 1901, p. 745 (digital.nls.uk)

(*1903): 'Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1903, p. 1103-1110 (gallica.bnf.fr)

(*1906): 'Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique', 1906, p. 1091-1100 (gallica.bnf.fr)

(x1906): 'Weltadressbuch der gesammten Musikinstrumenten-Industrie', 1906, Dundee p. 396-397, Dunfermline p. 397, Edinburgh p. 398, Glasgow p. 401-403, Hamilton p. 405 (digital.sim.spk-berlin.de)

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

(*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)

(x1912): 'Welt-Adressbuch der gesamten Musikinstrumenten-Industrie', 1912, Castle Douglas p. 517, Cowdenbeath p. 521, Dundee p. 525, Dunfermline p. 525, Edinburgh p. 526-527, Fraserburgh p. 530, Glasgow p. 530-532, Hamilton p. 535 (digital.sim.spk-berlin.de)

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

(*1923): 'The Post Office Annual Glasgow Directory for 1923', p. 1458 (archive.org)

(*1927): 'Post Office Glasgow Directory for 1927', p. 1482 (freepages.genealogy)

(*1929): 'Post Office Glasgow Directory', 1929, p. 1576 (archive.org)

(*1933): 'The Post-Office annual Glasgow directory for 1933, p. 1580 (archive.org)

(*1936): 'Post Office Glasgow Directory for 1936', p. 1611-1612 (archive.org)

(*1937): 'The Post-Office annual Glasgow directory', 1937, p. 1647-1648 (archive.org)

(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

(³): John Watlen (1764–1833): Music Seller and Musical Instrument Manufacturer: A Timeline

(⁶): 'British music publishers, printers and engravers: London, Provincial, Scottish, and Irish', 1900, p. 45+147+148+215 (Archive.org)