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| Piano Make |
Lipp, Richard |
| Made in |
Est 1831. Stuttgart, Germany
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| Rating when Reconditioned (see common makes page) |
55-90. Nearly all 75-90. Some pre-1885 with lower rating. |
| Estimated number of pianos in the UK |
8,000 or one in 500. About 20% grand 80% upright. Nearly all 1890 - 1935. From 1985 the Lipp name was used by British and later by Chinese companies.
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| Dates of manufacture and serial numbers |
1880 - 9780
1900 - 20480
1920 - 36670
1940 - c42900
1960 - 44350
1985 - 50001 Lipp name used by Bentley, UK
1993 - 50220 Lipp name used by Whelpdale, Maxwell and Codd, UK until about 1995. Later pianos made in China but have no resemblance to the original.
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| Comments on this make |
Older Richard Lipp pianos are German and made with great integrity. They have a rich warm tone. Baby and boudoir grands generally excellent. The tall uprights 1895 - 1930 are some of the best uprights ever made, though the bass section doesn't easily shut off when damped due to the very resonant strings. With new dampers and damper springs there is a great improvement. The smaller upright straight-strung Lipp pianos made mostly between 1900 and 1915 have a sweet mellow tone and doesn't suffer from the damper problem.
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