Chickering & Sons Grand Piano

Description (Brief):

This grand piano was made by Chickering and Sons in Boston, Massachusetts in 1865. This piano is identical to the one that Chickering won a gold medal with at the Paris Exposition in 1867. The piano is serial number 27733 and has a compass of AAA-c5, Edwin Brown patented action, copper-wound and plain steel strings, 1, 2, or 3 strings per note, layers of felt hammers, 2 pedals: una corda and damper lifter, a one-piece cast-iron frame, straight-strung, and a rosewood veneer case.

Date Made: 1865

Maker: Chickering, Jonas

Location: Currently not on view (pedal lyre)

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Boston

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Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Henry Hoagland

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1981.0625.01Accession Number: 1981.0625Serial Number: 27733

Object Name: piano

Physical Description: felt (hammers: material)copper-wound and plain steel (strings: material)cast-iron (frame: material)rosewood veneer (case: material)Measurements: overall: 96 cm x 141.5 cm x 249.5 cm; 37 25/32 in x 55 23/32 in x 98 7/32 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-e3a8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_609321

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