Clementi & Co. Grand Piano
Clementi & Co. Grand Piano
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- Description (Brief)
- This grand piano was made by Clementi & Co. in London, England around 1810-1820. Muzio Clementi was chiefly known as a concert pianist, composer and teacher, but he was the co-founder of a firm of piano builders which included his name in a variety of arrangements between 1798 and his death in 1832. This piano is serial number 1008, and has a compass of CC-c4, an English action, leather hammers, brass and iron strings, double- and triple-strung, 2 pedals: una corda and damper, wood frame with two iron bars in treble (probably not original), straight-strung, and a walnut veneer case (legs probably not original).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- piano
- date made
- 1810-1820
- maker
- Clementi & Co.
- Place Made
- United Kingdom: England, London
- Physical Description
- wood (frame material)
- brass , iron, 2, or 3 strings per note (strings material)
- walnut veneer (case material)
- Measurements
- overall: 14 in x 46 1/2 in x 92 in; 35.56 cm x 118.11 cm x 233.68 cm
- ID Number
- MI.303527
- catalog number
- 303527
- accession number
- 62559
- serial number
- 1008
- Credit Line
- Gift of Hugo Worch
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Pianos
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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