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Cabinet Piano by Stein, F

Maker:

Stein, F

Number of manuals:

One

Year:

1830

Museum:

Grassi Museum für Angewandte Kunst

Date Range

1800-1850

Current Location: 

Germany

Material:

Mahogany

Painter:

Pedals:

Two

Catalogue Number:

Origin:

Austria

Type:

Cabinet Piano

Key range: Contra-C – f4 (six octaves and a fourth). The lower keys are inlaid with ivory, whilst the upper keys are made of ebony. The upright piano has a double-stringed action running in a straight line and the mechanism typical of such upright instruments. It is fitted with two wooden pedals for piano and forte. The instrument is veneered in dark-stained cherry wood. The upper panel, flanked by columns, is adorned with an oil print depicting a girl playing the zither in the evening sunshine; mirrors are fitted on either side of the picture. The entire outer edge of the case is edged with beaded moulding. The lower frame consists of a double door.

Credit: Uni of Leipzig

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