Giraffe Piano by Koennicke, J

Technical description: Walnut veneer case curving upward left side and terminating in a scroll with carved wood ornament, the front panels above and below keyboard covered with light yellow silk; 3 piece hinged keyboard cover holding music rack; 2 turned column legs; compass FF-f4 (73 keys), ivory naturals with bone fronts, accidentals of blackened and varnished hardwood; German Hangende action with escapement, hammers mounted in brass kapsels with spring return, damper arms attached to battens and pivoted in metal kapsels, retained by springs; square pierced tuning pins; 29 top notes double-strung, 44 triple strung (currently highest 25 double, remaining 48 single), 6 strings wound (not original); bridge back-pinned; 2 wood pedals, the right raising dampers the left shifting action for una corda; brass lock with decorative front; rectangular nameplate with glass cover and stamped brass frame. Credit: Met Museum