Pleyel Grand Piano
- Description (Brief)
- This grand piano was made by Pleyel in Paris, France in 1866. It was sold by Pleyel to Sr. Martin y Salazar in Madrid, who brought it to Washington, DC. when he was the Spanish ambassador. Bought from the ambassador, it came to the Smithsonian from Mrs. Richard Kashe of Washington, DC. This piano is serial number 42423 and has a compass of AAA-a4, an English grand action, felt over 3 layers of leather hammers, single-, double-, and triple-strings, 2 pedals: una corda and dampers, an iron string plate frame with tension bars, straight-strung, and a rosewood veneer case.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1866
- maker
- Pleyel, Ignaz
- Place Made
- France: Île-de-France, Paris
- Physical Description
- felt (hammers: material)
- iron (frame: material)
- rosewood veneer (case: material)
- ID Number
- MI.73.40
- accession number
- 304389
- catalog number
- 73.40
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Richard Kashe
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Pianos
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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