Papps Pianos
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Make: Papps
Made in: Portsmouth, England
Made by: Papps
Rating: 35-50
Estimated Number In UK: 2000
Year and serial number:
1885 – 4860<br>
\n1890 – 5600<br>
\n1895 – 6516<br>
\n1900 – 7100
Comments
Mostly basic uprights. Portsmouth firm with some pianos with specially designed metal wrest plank for environments with varying humidity. This was ideal as many pianos ended up on ships or yachts. Some 5 octave ones with fold-away keyboards were also made.
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