Steinway & Sons Grand Piano

Description (Brief):

This grand piano was made by Steinway & Sons in New York in 1936. Called the “Medium” grand, this piano is 5'7" in length and offers the best of both worlds, a professional quality piano appropriate for a home both in size and acoustics. This piano is a model M with serial number 288983. The piano has a compass of AAA-c5, Steinway accelerated action, felt hammers, steel strings, single-, double-, and triple-strung, 3 pedals: una corda, sustention, and dampers, a one-piece-iron frame, cross-strung, and a dark mahogany veneer case.

Date Made: 1936

Maker: Steinway & Sons

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York City

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Credit Line: Gift of C. Malcolm Watkins, in memory of Lura Woodside Watkins

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1985.0935.01Catalog Number: 1985.0935.01Accession Number: 1985.0935

Object Name: piano

Physical Description: felt (overall material)steel (overall material)iron (overall material)wood (overall material)

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-4290-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_606129

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