Graf Grand Piano

Description (Brief):

This grand piano was made by Conrad Graf in Vienna, Austria in 1832. Except for the number of pedals, this piano is essentially a twin of the instrument that Graf presented to musician and composer, Clara Wieck on her marriage to composer Robert Schumann in 1840. The piano is serial number 1594 and has a compass of CC-g4, Viennese action, leather over wood core hammers, brass and steel strings, double- and triple-strung, 5 pedals: una corda, bassoon, moderator, dampers, and janissary, an oak laminated and interlocked bars frame, straight-strung, and a walnut veneer case.

Date Made: 1832

Maker: Graf, Conrad

Location: Currently not on view (action)

Place Made: Austria: Vienna state, Vienna

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1986.3187.01Catalog Number: 1986.3187.01Nonaccession Number: 1986.3187

Object Name: piano

Physical Description: leather over wood cores (hammers: material)brass and steel (strings: material)oak laminated (frame: material)walnut veneer (case: material)Measurements: overall: 70.7 cm x 124.7 cm x 242.5 cm; 27 13/16 in x 49 1/8 in x 95 1/2 in

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Record Id: nmah_606117

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