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Brand Image Info Addresses
       
DALE James  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1926

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

 

93, Argyle Road (x1926), Saltcoats
DALZIEL James  

Ayr Post Office General and Trades Directory for Ayr Newton and Wallacetown, 1903, p. 19 (archive.org)

 

 

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1893-1920 [since 1889 (x1906)]

'Harmonium, American Organ, and Music Sellers' & 'General music warehouse' (x1903) ------- 'Musikal.-, Piano- u. Orgel-Handlung' (x1906) ------- 'Pianoforte Warehouse' (z1910) ------- 'Musikal.-, Piano-, Musikinstr.- u. Sprechm.-Handlung' (x1912)

DALZIEL & NAPIER (x1894)(x1896)(x1898)(x1900)(x1902)(x1903)(x1906), see also NAPIER

DALZIEL James (z1910)

DALZIEL J. J. (x1912)

DALZIEL James (z1920)

 

 

40, Sandgate Street (z1893)(x1894), House : 7, Cromwell Place, Fort (x1894), 58, Sandgate Street (x1896)(x1898)(x1900)(x1902)(x1906), House : 2, Citadel Place, Fort (x1898), House : 1, Montgomerie Terrace (x1900)(x1902), 55, Alloway Street (x1903)(z1910)(x1912)(z1920), Ayr

 

DAVIDSON J. DALZIEL  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1901-06

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

 

3, St. Patrick Street (***1901)(***1902)(x1906), Edinburgh
DAVIDSON Samuel  

Maxwell's Guide book, 1896, p. 253

 

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1896-1912 [since 1881 (x1912)]

'Pianoforte music saloon' (z1896) ------- 'Musikal.-, Piano-, Orgel- u. Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1912)

33, Bank Street (z1896)(x1912), Dumfries
DAVIS Thomas Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1907-12

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

139, Gallowgate (y1907), 81, Gallow Gate (x1912), Glasgow
DAWSON David & sons Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1907 523, Sauchihall Street (y1907), Glasgow
DE MONTI C. H.  

"DE MONTI'S Piano-Forte Warehouse, 101, Buchanan Street, Glasgow. PIANO-FORTES for Sale or Hire, of every description, at all prices, and by every known maker. A Large Assortment of the most elegant new designs at all times. PIANO-FORTE TUNING and REPAIRS in Town, at the Coast, or any part of the County, by a large and most efficient staff of Tuners.
J. H. DE MONTI, Music and Musical Instrument Seller, 101 BUCHANAN STREET, GLASGOW."
Post-office Greenock Directory, 1860, p. 380 (inverclyde.gov.uk)

 

 

'Pianoforte-maker and tobacconis' and musical instrument seller ca. 1857-79 [since 1816 (z1909)]

DE MONTI J. H. (*1857)(x1860)(x1862)(z1874)(***1879)

BIO

1909 - "Pioneers of Scottish Music Trade [...] with the exception of C. H. De Monti, who began business as a musicseller in the year 1816. On his death, his son J. H. De Monti carried on the business at 101 Buchanan Street until his failure, which occurred about the year 1882." Musical Opinion and Music Trade Review, Volume 33, 01/10/1909, p. 144

 

 

101, Buchanan Street (*1857)(x1860)(x1862)(z1874)(***1879), Glasgow

DEWAR James  

Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer and pianoforte-tuner ca. 1889-1906

'Musikal.-, Piano- und Harmonium-Handlung' (x1906)

 

Allanton Villa, Friar Street, Craigie (*1889-90), 24, Scott Street (x1906), Perth, Perthshire
DIGGLE H. Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

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

58, Crossgate (x1912), Cupar
DODDS E. Pianoforte-maker and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1885-1906

'Geigenbauer u. -Händler' (x1906)

 

1, Charlotte Place (**1885)(**1886)(**1887)(**1888)(**1889)(**1890)(***1892)(***1893)(***1894)(***1895)(***1896)(***1897)(***1898)(x1906), Edinburgh

 

DONALDSON & McFEAT Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1818 50, Glassford Street (*1818), Glasgow
DONALDSON Robert  

Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1864-1910

'Pianoforte and music seller' (z1869)(y1870) ------- 'Musikal.-, Piano u. Harmonium-Handlung' (xx1890)

DONALSON R. (*1864)(y1870)(z1874)

DONALDSON Robert & Son[s] (xx1890)(*1895)(*1897)(*1903)(*1906)(*1909)(*1910)

 

 

71, St. Vincent Street (*1864)(*1866), House, 2, Regent Park Terrace (*1866), 77, St. Vincent Street (z1869)(y1870)(z1874)(***1879), House : 2, Regent Park Terrace (z1869), House : Struan Terrace, Albert Road, Crosshill (y1870), 132, Hope Street (xx1890)(*1893), Robert Street, St. Vincent (*1895)(*1897)(*1903)(*1906)(*1909)(*1910), Glasgow

 

DOUGLAS H. & Sons  

Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1890-1912

DOUGLAS Robert & Son (xx1890), 'Musikal.-, Piano- u. Harmonium-Handlung'

DOUGLAS H. & Sons (x1906), 'Blasinstr.-Macher u. Musikinstr.-Händler'

DOUGLAS H. & Sohn Ltd. (x1912), Blasinstr.-Macher, sowie Musikinstr.- u. Saiten-Händler'

 

36-38, Brunswick Street (xx1890)(*1893)(*1895)(*1897)(*1903)(*1906)(x1906)(*1909)(*1910)(x1912), Glasgow
DRUMMOND William 'Pianoforte-maker' ca. 1838 44, George Street (**1838), Edinburgh
DUNCAN George C.  

Pianoforte-makes and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1906-12 [since 1901 (x1906) or since 1900 (x1912)]

'Piano- und Instrumenten-Handlung' (x1906) ------- 'Eisen-Handlung, führt auch Pianos, Orgeln u. Musikinstr.' (x1912)

 

11a, Bath Street (x1906)(y1907), 35, Dundas Street (x1912), Glasgow
DUNCAN J. F. Pianoforte-makes and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912

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

736, Pollokhaws Road (x1912), Glasgow
DUNCAN R. G.  

Pianoforte-makes and/or pianoforte dealer ca. 1912-26 [since 1902 (x1926)]

'Piano-, Orgel- und Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1912) ------- 'Musikal.-, Piano-, Orgel-, Geigen- und Musikinstr.-Handlung' (x1926)

DUNCAN R. G. & Co (x1926)

 

180, Bowman Street (x1912), 994a, Pollokshaws Road (x1926), Glasgow
DUNLOP Robert & Co Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1906-27

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

31, Can Heriggs (x1906)(y1907)(*1927), Glasgow
DUNN & DAVIDSON  

Pianoforte-makers and/or pianoforte dealers ca. 1886-1926 [since 1881 (x1906)(x1912)(x1926)]

DUNN & DAVIDSON (**1886)(**1887)(**1888)(**1889)(**1890)(**1892)(***1893)(***1894)(***1895)(***1896)(***1897)(***1898)(***1899)

DUNN J[ames] B. (***1900)(***1901)(***1902)(x1906)

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

DUNN J. & F. (x1912)

DUNN J. (x1926)

 

 

131, Nicolson Street (**1886)(**1887), 3, St. Patrick Street (**1888)(**1889)(**1890)(**1892)(***1893)(***1894)(***1895)(***1896)(***1897)(***1898), Arcade Princes Street (***1892)(***1893)(***1894)(***1895)(***1896), Arcade (***1897), 105, Princes Street (***1897)(***1898)(***1899)(***1900)(***1901)(***1902), 30, Morningside Road (***1897)(***1898)(***1899)(***1900)(***1901), [7-9], The Arcade (***1898)(***1899)(***1900)(***1901)(***1902), 7, The Arcade (x1912)(x1926), Edinburgh

BRANCH : Dundee (x1912)

BRANCH : Leven

 

 

 

(*1818): 'The Glasgow Directory for 1818', p. 57 (archive.org)

(**1838): 'Post-Office Annual Directory', 1838, p. 34 (digital.nls.uk)

(*1857): 'The Post-Office Annual Glasgow Directory for 1857', p. 88 (archive.org)

(x1862): 'County directory of Scotland for 1862', p. 515 (digital.nls.uk)

(*1864): 'Post Office Glasgow Directory for 1864', p. 549 (archive.org)

(*1866): 'Post Office Glasgow Directory', 1866

(z1869) 'Glasgow post-office directory', Volume 42, 1869, Donaldson p. 125

(y1870): 'The Post Office Glasgow Directory of 1870-71', p. 154, Pianoforte Makers and Sellers p. 650 (archive.org)

(z1874): 'Glasgow post-office directory [afterw.] Post office Glasgow directory', Volume 47, 1874, p. 730

(***1879): 'Glasgow Post Office Annual Directory for 1879', p. 881 (archive.org)

(**1885): 'Post-Office Edinburgh & Leith directory', 1885, p. 526 (digital.nls.uk)

(**1886): 'Post-Office Edinburgh & Leith directory', 1886, p. 544 (digital.nls.uk)

(**1887): 'Post-Office Edinburgh & Leith directory' 1887, p. 553 (digital.nls.uk)

(**1888): 'Post-Office Edinburgh & Leith directory', 1888, p. 565 (digital.nls.uk)

(*1889-90): 'Leslie's Directory for Perth and Perthshire 1889-90', p. 103 (digital.nls.uk)

(**1889): 'Post-Office Edinburgh & Leith directory', 1889, p. 578 (digital.nls.uk)

(**1890): 'Post-Office Edinburgh & Leith directory', 1890, p. 637 (digital.nls.uk)

(xx1890): 'Weltadressbuch der gesammten Musikinstrumenten-Industrie', 1890, Glasgow p. 167-168 (digital.slub-dresden.de)

(***1892): 'Post-Office Edinburgh & Leith directory for 1892', p. 598 (digital.nls.uk)

(*1893): 'Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1893, p. 656-664 (gallica.bnf.fr)

(***1893): 'Post-Office Edinburgh & Leith directory' 1893, p. 611 (digital.nls.uk)

(z1893): 'Ayrshire, Dumfriesshire, Wigtwnshire and Kirkcudbrightshire Business Directory', 1893, Ayrshire p. 33  (archive.org)

(***1894): 'Post-Office Edinburgh & Leith directory', 1894, p. 624-625 (digital.nls.uk)

(x1894): 'Ayr Post Office General and Trades' Directory for Ayr, Newton, and Wallacetown for 1894', p. 79 (digital.nls.uk)

(*1895): 'Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1895, p. 717-718 (gallica.bnf.fr)

(***1895): 'Post-Office Edinburgh & Leith directory', 1895, p. 637 (digital.nls.uk)

(***1896): 'Post-Office Edinburgh & Leith directory', 1896, p. 650 (digital.nls.uk)

(x1896): 'Ayr Post Office General and Trades' Directory for Ayr, Newton, and Wallacetown for 1896', p. 90 (digital.nls.uk)

(z1896): 'Maxwell's Guide book', 1896, p. 253

(*1897): 'Annuaire des artistes et de l'enseignement dramatique et musical', 1897, p. 834-841 (gallica.bnf.fr)

(***1897): 'Post-Office Edinburgh & Leith directory', 1897, p. 667 (digital.nls.uk)

(***1898): 'Post-Office Edinburgh & Leith directory', 1898, p. 704-705 (digital.nls.uk)

(x1898): 'Ayr Post Office General and Trades' Directory for Ayr, Newton, and Wallacetown for 1898', p. 240 (archive.org)

(***1899): 'Post-Office Edinburgh & Leith directory', 1899, p. 718-719 (digital.nls.uk)

 

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

(x1900): 'Ayr Post Office General and Trades' Directory for Ayr, Newton, and Wallacetown for 1900', p. 76 (digital.nls.uk)

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

(***1902): 'Post-Office Edinburgh & Leith directory', 1902, p. 770 (digital.nls.uk)

(x1902): 'Ayr Post Office General and Trades' Directory for Ayr, Newton, and Wallacetown for 1902', p. 270 (archive.org)

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

(x1903): 'Ayr Post Office General and Trades Directory for Ayr Newton and Wallacetown', 1903, p. 19 (archive.org)

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

(x1906): 'Weltadressbuch der gesammten Musikinstrumenten-Industrie', 1906, Ayr p. 375, Edinburgh p. 398, Glasgow p. 401-403, Perth p. 474 (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)

(z1910): 'Ayr Post Office General and Trades Directory for Ayr Newton and Wallacetown', 1910, p. 332 (archive.org)

(x1912): 'Welt-Adressbuch der gesamten Musikinstrumenten-Industrie', 1912, Ayr p. 502, Cupar p. 522, Dumfries p. 525, Edinburgh p. 526-527, Glasgow p. 530-532 (digital.sim.spk-berlin.de)

(z1920): 'Ayr and District Directory', 1920, p. 314 (archive.org)

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

(x1926): 'Weltadressbuch der gesammten Musikinstrumenten-Industrie', 1926, Edinburgh p. 219-220, Glasgow p. 224-227, Saltcoats p. 320 (digital.sim.spk-berlin.de)

(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

 

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