Knabe Square Piano
Knabe Square Piano
- Description (Brief)
- This square piano was made by the William Knabe & Company in Baltimore, Maryland around 1860. The factory, located at Eutaw and West Streets in Baltimore was five stories high and covered most of a city block. Knabe exhibited grand, upright and square pianos at the Philadelphia Exhibition in 1876. This piano has a compass of AAA-a4, felt hammers, first 11 strings are single and the rest double, tuning pins at rear, 2 pedals: una corda and dampers, iron frame, and a mahogany case.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1860-1865
- maker
- William Knabe & Co.
- place made
- United States: Maryland, Baltimore
- ID Number
- 1985.0799.01
- accession number
- 1985.0799
- catalog number
- 1985.0799.01
- Credit Line
- Gift of Phillip T. Gesell
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- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Pianos
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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