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Skip to content. Quick links. Carl Ecke Berlin Upright piano Ask questions on piano history and the age of your piano. Carl Ecke Berlin Upright piano Post by marion u ยป 10 Nov , I have a Carl Ecke Berlin Upright piano which has been passed down as an heirloom through the family since it was originally purchase some hundred odd years ago.
Some great grandfather many times removed bought it for his wife as a wedding gift. It has amazing history, having been "captured" by the British when they took over these ancestor's farm during the Anglo-Boer war, occupying their home with all their furnishings for many years. The only way the piano was kept in the family when they finally were able to return home, was by them being able to identify it by a missing piece in the wooden edging on the top side of the piano.
We have no idea what happened to the missing piece - whether it fell off on the voyage, or on the ox wagon trip which sounds more feasible as it had been sold to them by Vause Slatter in Pietermaritzburg.
Piecing together the family history, dates of birth and marriage, etc. I would assume they probably bought this piece originallly somewherebetween - but I could be wrong. I am not sure if I have the correct serial number, but on opening the top lid, there is a number stamped onto the left side panel at the top. The number is about 7mm in height. If this is the serial number, it is: Just below that to the right on the wooden plank that holds the tuning pins?
