Grand Piano by Hofmann, F
Maker:
Hofmann, F
Number of manuals:
One
Year:
1795
Museum:
National Music Museum, North America
Date Range
1750-1800
Current Location:
North America
Material:
Cherry
Painter:
Pedals:
Catalogue Number:
CEP-4462
Origin:
Austria
Type:
Grand Piano
Compass: FF to g3 ( 5+ octaves, 63 notes)
Knee lever to raise dampers.
Moderator controlled by hand stop (now missing) through the nameboard.
Ebony-covered naturals, bone-covered sharps.
Viennese action with brass Kapseln, f-form Auslöser, and Hofmann’s typical rocking hammer-head rests with checks attached.
Wedge-shaped dampers FF to b1, flat dampers c2 to g3.
Case veneered in cherry (grain oriented vertically), except spine exterior (unveneered).
Nameboard and interior key cheeks with geometrical inlay.
Four square-tapered screw-on legs (one missing) veneered in cherry.
Stringing - bichord FF to b1, trichord c2 to g3.