In 1885 Canada was exporting organs and pianos around the world. By 1985 the industry was closing.
Bell Newsletters
© information copyrighted by MBI Communications Ltd. (2005 - 2020)
June 2005
Early history of
the Bell Company,
1868 advertising,
& serial numbers.
September 2005
A history of William
Bell Sr, A Bell
piano restoration
story, and
chronology of
company events.
December 2005
What is a reed
organ, Bell
organs in the
Guelph Civic
Museum.
June 2006
Early history of the
Bell Company, 1868
advertising, and
serial numbers.
March 2006
Saint Alban's Bell
organ, Bell piano #83,
Canada's golden age
of piano making,
Dowling buys Bell
1928.
September 2006
An early Bell
piano returns
home. Is this a
Bell piano?
The Cracked Bell
Mystery part 2.
January 2007
Did Bell make grand
pianos? Bell’s
legacy. Cracked Bell
Mystery part 3.
Illimitable piano
action.
April 2007
The Bell
Company’s 11
patents. First of
several
articles. The Crac
ked Bell Mystery
part 4.
January 2009
Four Bell family
piano stories, Bell's
patented 4 pedal
piano, The Cracked
Bell Mystery parts 5
and 6.
Historical
Overview
Overview of the
Bell Company.
Origins, founder,
first piano, and
serial numbers.
In order to have
Queen Victoria’s
likeness used it
required the
queen’s consent.
The Bell Company
was the only organ
and piano business
to receive such
consent.
Historical Note:
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linked to the picture
either above or below
the description.
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are in PDF format.
