Giraffe Piano by Lang, C

Technical description: Case of mahogany veneer, the harp-like upper portion bordered with mother-of-pearl inlay surrounding a pleated silk panel covering the strings, the inlays mainly in the form of 4-point stars; keybed supported at both ends by carved gilt mermaids; the panel enclosing the front of the case below the keyboard having a recessed figured-veneer rectangle with a smaller inlaid oval panel centered above the pedals; compass FF-g4 (75 keys), mother-of-pearl naturals, dark-stained accidental blocks covered with ebony slips inlaid with mother-of-pearl; originally 6 pedals, of which 2 remain: left (once 3rd from left) raising dampers, right (once 3rd from right) of undetermined function; German hägende action with backcheck retained by spring; triple-strung throughout; no wound strings; pinblock veneered with fiddleback maple; unpierced tuning pins. Credit (L. Libin 8 Nov 76)