| Piano Make | Spencer, often connected with Murdoch
| | Made in | Est. 1883, London UK. older Spencers discontinued 1942. Modern ones mostly 1960 - 1980
| | Rating when Reconditioned (see makes page) | 42-62 | | Estimated number of pianos in the UK | 10,000: 8000 pre 1910, 1500 1910 - 1942, 500 modern ones from various factories.
| | Dates of manufacture and serial numbers | 1895 - 25000
1905 - 38000
1910 - 50500
1915 - 62000
1920 - 70000
1930 - 84635
1940 - 93557 | | Comments on this make | Common British maker from about 1900 to 1940. Modern ones from different factories. The most common traditional Spencer pianos are pre 1910 walnut or rosewood straight-strung overdampers, which are passable when reconditioned. The next most common Spencer pianos are overstrung underdampers made from about 1910 to 1942, and these vary from reasonable to moderate in quality, when reconditioned. There are also a few (perhaps 200) 4ft 6in to 5ft baby grand Spencers. These are passable to moderate in quality when reconditioned. Modern Spencers are not very common and are very varied, from passable to reasonable in quality.
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