1907

Marshall & Rose was founded in 1901; Captain George Samuel Rose became the factory manager at Broadwood's. His father, uncle, and grandfather had also worked for Broadwood's; he had been with the firm since 1888. He spent some years in Germany and France, where he received his apprenticeship in piano making. He was responsible for the introduction of the green frame pianos they made at Broadwoods. He handed in his resignation on the 3rd June 1908 and subsequently went into partnership with Sir Herbert Marshall. His pianos show some evidence of German influence. During the Second World War and as a result of the Concentration of Industries Act, the Whelpdale, Maxwell and Codd Company in London made Marshall and Rose pianos. After the war Broadwood & Hopkinson went back to their own factories. However, Marshall & Rose were no longer interested in manufacturing pianos. Whelpdale, Maxwell and Codd still continues to make Marshall & Rose to this day.

1909

Whelpdale and Maxwell started to have pianos made for their company. At first these were made by Squire & Longson, under the name of Welmar. Squire & Longson is now owned by Kemble pianos in England. They went over in 1933.

1910

This year aw the end of spring and loop action production for upright pianos.

1910

Around this time Broadwood's were among the first British piano makers to make player pianos. They called their model the "Artistone Player-Piano." It sold for £84.00 and this pushed up the Bond Street profits to £80,000 in a single year, an increase of £12,300. A Broadwood player piano went on Captain Scott's Antarctic expedition where it was taken to first-base camp, and played on the ice.

1910

Hopkinson, not to be outdone by Broadwood, released their "Electrelle" an electric player piano.

1911

There were 136 piano makers in England and 133 were based in London, mainly in Islington.

1911

Michael Kemble founded Kemble's.

1912

Hopkinson Piano Makers devised an apprenticeship scheme in conjunction with London Technical College; the course was called "Piano-Making." Also, in 1916 classes in musical instrument technology began at the Northern Polytechnic, London.

1920

Brooks of London amalgamated with Herrburger of Paris. The vertical piano shown here contains one of their actions.

1921

Squire & Longson were making pianos for retailers. They sold them for £29.00 and the retailers resold them for £49 guineas. The retailers were Barnes of London, Rushworth & Draper of Liverpool, Cranes, and many more.

1921

Jonas Chickering joined James Stewart and established the firm of Stewart and Chickering in Boston, USA.

1923

Around November, J. Hopkinson died and the business was acquired by Rogers. In 1963 Rogers was bought by Zenders.

1928

Broadwood and Challen co-operate in the design of a new grand piano with agraffes on all bridges except the treble capo. A Challen-Broadwood Patent was taken out.

1929

King George V and Queen Mary toured the Broadwood factory at Bow, East London, and in the following year, the King bought a Broadwood piano for Buckingham Palace and the Queen bought a Broadwood for Sandringham.

1929

Chappell started its programme of expansion, buying out Allison pianos, Clementi's world famous Collard & Collard, and if that was not enough, they bought Johann Strohmenger & Sons as well in 1938.

1930

Kawai left Yamaha and started his own firm.

1931

The Neo-Bechstein Piano with no soundboard, just amplified through loudspeakers.

1933

Whelpdale and Maxwell started to make Welmar pianos themselves and Cod joined the company in the 1920. Whelpdale and Maxwell and Cod Ltd. still survives under that name today.

1933

The Squire and Longson name went to Kemble.

1934