Giraffe Piano by Wachtl & Bleyer
Maker:
Wachtl & Bleyer
Number of manuals:
One
Year:
1815
Museum:
Chris Maene Collection
Date Range
1800-1850
Current Location:
Belgium
Material:
Mahogany
Painter:
Pedals:
Five
Catalogue Number:
CEP-9407
Origin:
Austria
Type:
Giraffe Piano
Joseph Wachtl, Jacob Bleyer and Martin Seuffert worked together to invent this graceful piano design. When they started arguing about the invention, they all founded their own company around 1811. Although the cabinets were always very beautiful, the main goal was to achieve a nice sound, a solid construction and a stable tone. To complete this invention, they developed a hanging Viennese action.
Technical data:
Inscription: Erfunden durch Wachtl and Bleyer in Wien
Compass: 6 octaves (FF-f'''')
Keyboard: naturals in ivory, sharps in ebony
Pedals: 5, bassoon - dampers - buff - una corda - drum
Dimensions: W 130 cm / D 57 cm / H 233 cm
Case: magohany veneer with brass decoration
Chris Maene Collection number: CM 25 125
Location: 2 - Museum "Chris Maene Collection" Ruiselede