top of page
Grand Piano by Steinway
Maker:
Steinway
Number of manuals:
One
Year:
1857
Museum:
National Museum of American History
Date Range
1850-1900
Current Location:
North America
Material:
Painter:
Pedals:
Two
Catalogue Number:
CEP-3238
Origin:
North America
Type:
Grand Piano
This grand piano was made by Steinway & Sons in New York, New York, in 1857. It is one of the few known straight-strung Steinway grands, as after the cross-stringing patent of 1859, Steinway & Sons stopped making them. This piano is serial number 1199 and has a compass of AAA-a4, repetition action (probably not original), felt hammers, single-, double-, and triple-string, 2 pedals: una corda and dampers, an iron, single-piece frame, straight-strung, and a rosewood veneer case
Credit: Smithsonian
bottom of page