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  1. Longman and Broderip (London, England)

    Longman and Broderip : manufacturers of musical instruments, and music-sellers to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales; No. 26, Cheapside, and No. 13, Haymarket, London; Manufacture and Sell, Wholesale, Retail, and for Exportation, By the King's Royal letters patent, patent piano fortes. The Construction of these Instruments exceeds all others in respect to the Touch and Simplicity of it, which can never fail in the Operation; and their Clearness and Brilliancy of Tone is far superior to Conception. Soon as the Hammer strikes the String, it immediately falls back; whereas, in other Instruments, the Hammer dances on the Jack, and occasions a jarring Noise in the Tone. They are easily kept in Regulation, and have met the general Approbation of the most esteemed Masters

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    [London]: s.n, [1789] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  2. Preston and Son (Musical instrument makers : London, England)

    Preston and Son, musical instrument makers, music-printers, publishers, and dealers in second-hand musical instruments, at their wholesale warehouses, No. 97, Strand, and Exeter 'change, London, manufacture and sell the following, with every other article in the music branch, wholesale, retail, and for exportation: Chamber organs Barrel organs Harpsichords spinnets Piano-fortes Grand piano-fortes Portable grand piano-fortes Guitairs of all prices Patent piano-forte guittars Violins of all prices Kits and small violins Tenor violins Violoncellos Viol de gambos double basses French horns Hunting horns Trumpets Kettle drums Dulcimers ¡olian and bath harps Bassoons Tenoroons, or vauxhamanes Bagpipes, Scotch or Irish German flutes, ivory, ebony, cocoa, and box, tipped or plain Patent German flutes Hautboys, tipped or plain Clarionets, ditto English flutes, ditto, all sizes Bird flutes, ditto Flagelets, ditto Fifes of all sorts, Pipes and tabors Sticcado pastorales, or metallic armonicas pitch pipes, all sizes Steel forks for tuning harpsichords, spinnets, violins, guittars, &c. Harpsichord and spinnet hammers Crow and raven quills Desks for harpsichords New-invented portable music-desks Rosin boxex, wood or ivory Mutes, brass, box, or ivory Mouth-pieces for French horns or trumpets, brass or ivory Mouth-pieces for German flutes Pens to rule music paper Ruled books of all sizes Ruled paper of all sorts Bows for violins, kits, tenors, violoncellos, and viol de gambos Bridges for violins, kits, tenors, violoncellos, viol de gambos, guittars, &c. Pags or pins, and tail-pieces for do. Hinges and locks for harpsichords and spinnets Reeds for bassoons, hautboys, clarionets, vauxhumanes, and bagpipes Cases for reeds ------ for flutes and hautboys ------ for violins, violoncellos and guittars also import the best Italian and Roman strings for violins, tenors, mandolines, violoncellos, double basses, welch harps, &c. German wire for harpsichords, spinnets, piano-fortes, guittars, &c. Italian catgut and wire strings, silvered in the compleatest manner, and well proportioned for violins, basses, guittars, and piano-fortes

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    [London]: s.n, [1790] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009