Vitorian Parlour Piano

In the late 19th century in England there were many little ”cottage industry” piano workshops, making budget-range pianos for the middle-class parlours of the nation.
These were made down to a price, as it were, and even when brand new, had nothing like the sound quality and action response of the solid pianos from the best makers. But they met a market demand at the time. And many of them are still in existence and still being played.
What’s remarkable though is that even in these budget-level pianos, the casework was often beautiful. Lovely hardwood timber veneers, and the skilled labour to craft them, were readily available in those days.
I tuned one of these today, and the lady who owns it very kindly gave me permission to take and to post photographs of it.