Piano-Shipman & Shipman London

Hobbitfeet

I have an upright piano Shipman & Shipman London. Its in good condition and is a lovely looking piano. All I can find on this company is that the stopped manufacturing around 1930s.
Does anyone know anything about these painos? Value?
Can supply pictures if needed

coylemj

There's an upright Shipman for sale ('needs tuning') in Gumtree Australia for AUD 400 (EUR 307).

http://adelaide.gumtree.com.au/c-Stuff-for-Sale-musical-instruments-keyboards-pianos-Shipman-Shipman-Piano-W0QQAdIdZ298776635

Hobbitfeet

Thanks ours looks much better than this it has beautiful design in centre and also original candle holders and music holder.
Do you know of any antique forum where I might find better info on it

coylemj

Google searches throw up lots of piano tuners, movers and teachers in Shipman, Illinois and Shipman, Virginia! Lack of hits on actual Shipman pianos tells me that your piano probably has very little value i.e. hardly any for sale anywhere and no auction results.

Millions of these pianos (of all makes) were churned out in the first half of the 20th century at a time when most middle-class homes had an upright piano. Like sewing machines and mechanical typewriters, they were made to last and a glut of surviving examples (even allowing for the woodworm victims) means that they have very little value, especially when you factor in the considerable expense of shifting a piano from A to B.

I was up in Flanagan's of Mount Merrion a few years ago, they had a secondhand furniture outlet in an old cinema building or parish hall and the impression I got from the showroom was that they couldn't give away old upright pianos.

Hobbitfeet

Thanks will take a few pictures and stick it on adverts or donedeal

coylemj

OK but as if to prove my point about there being a glut of surviving pianos in existence, there's currently 65 upright pianos for sale on Donedeal.

Hobbitfeet

thanks worth a try anyway