Jordan Of Liverpool

[David Helmore]

Hi Folks

 

Just restoring an old Lachenal and found an old repair label inside for:

 

G.Jordan

Musical Instrument Maker & Repairer, 67 Dale Street, Liverpool

 

Anyone else come across this one before?

 

Thanks!

 

Dave

[Stephen Chambers]

Dave,

 

The Jordan family were brass instrument makers and music sellers in Liverpool for around 100 years, circa 1830-1930. G. Jordan is listed at 67, Dale Street in my 1864 Musical Directory.

[David Helmore]

Thanks Stephen - much appreciated!

 

The Lachenal is an early anglo with serial number around 5000 - will post some pics soon

 

Dave

[Stephen Chambers]

The Lachenal is an early anglo with serial number around 5000 - will post some pics soon

Maybe something like one of these?

 

[David Helmore]

Yes!

 

Exactly like the top but with 22 buttons rather than 20. Would 5131 date to mid 1860's?

 

Dave

[Stephen Chambers]

Exactly like the top but with 22 buttons rather than 20. Would 5131 date to mid 1860's?

Dave,

 

Ah, you mean this one:

 

 

Or is it 6131?

 

It's historically somewhat interesting, probably from the late 1860s, though the more-developed looking 28-key one in my second picture is actually very close to it in number (#5086), whilst the 20-key is several years earlier (#752). I put in a bid on it myself, but not very high as I was put off by the condition.

Edited August 24, 2008 by Stephen Chambers

[David Helmore]

Yes! - finished on ebay last sunday!! Serial number starts with 5 - checked inside as much as I could when it arrived on Thursday. You were right about the condition! Reeds are steel - am I right in thinking they would have been brass originally? The bellows have a rather 'unique' (!!) repair in that the two folds have been stuck and stitched together!.....The seller informed me that it had been donated by an elderly lady and it had been in her families attic since she was two. I still think it is great though! Looks good alongside the Jones I have from the same period. Will try and post some pics this afternoon

 

Dave

[David Helmore]

Here are some pics!

 

Dave

[David Helmore]

Whilst fixing up the bellows and removing the bellows papers (it had papers stuck on papers), on the original under papers there was a dealer sticker attached. Does anyone know anything of:

 

T. Moore, Buxton Road, Huddersfield?

 

If anyone can help with a date they were operating I would be very interested!

 

Thanks

 

Dave

[Stephen Chambers]

Does anyone know anything of: T. Moore, Buxton Road, Huddersfield?

There was a Jonathan Moore, music seller, operating from 18, Buxton Road in the 1866 Directory, and it was Moore & Co. (est. 1850), Buxton Road, in 1903.

[David Helmore]

Thanks again Stephen!

 

The label is so hard to read - looking again it is a J Moore. But it is 40 Buxton Road rather than 18, so must be sometime after the 1866 listing..

 

Dave

[Stephen Chambers]

The label is so hard to read - looking again it is a J Moore. But it is 40 Buxton Road rather than 18, so must be sometime after the 1866 listing..

 

Actually no, that's an earlier address. He's there in my 1864 copy of the Musical Directory, both as a music seller and a teacher of the violin and contra bass.

[David Helmore]

That's interesting! So it looks like this was made between 1864 and 1866, and Jonathan Moore sold the instrument from new in his shop.

 

Thanks Stephen!

 

Dave