Square Piano

Description:

The maker of this square piano is unknown, but the style of this piano indicates that it was made in England, possibly around 1805. The piano is serial number 3223 or 915 and has a compass of FF-c4, English double action, leather hammers, strings are double-strung with the first 10½ notes wound, turning pins at right, no stops or pedals, and a wood frame in a mahogany case.

Purchased: 1805

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United Kingdom: England

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Credit Line: Gift of Spencer F. Baird

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MI.072624Catalog Number: 72624Accession Number: 12124

Object Name: piano

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-63e9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_605977

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