Grand Piano by Steinway & Sons
Maker:
Steinway & Sons
Number of manuals:
One
Year:
1881
Museum:
Chris Maene Collection
Date Range
1850-1900
Current Location:
Belgium
Material:
Painter:
Pedals:
Three
Catalogue Number:
Origin:
North America
Type:
Grand Piano
This rare concert grand is designed by C.F. Theodore Steinway. It has one of the earliest bent-rim cases, overstrung full cupola plate, 17 note bass section, curved bass bridge, return bridge (notes 18-23) and front duplex.
Steinway & Sons nr. 44477 corresponds in the Steinway records to a “Centennial Grand” model D Rosewood with pillar legs, completed on February 10th 1881, shipped for an exhibition to Frankfurt am Main on March 9th 1881 to C.F. Theodore Steinway on December 31 1881.
Technical data:
Inscription: Steinway & Sons Patent Grand New York
Compass: 7 ¼ octavs (AAA-c’’’’’)
Keyboard: naturals in ivory, sharps in ebony
Pedals: 3, controlling keyboard shift, sostenuto, dampers
Dimensions: L 272 cm / W 148 cm
Serial number: 44477
Chris Maene Collection number: CM 53 501
Condition: restored to concert level Chris Maene workshop Ruiselede 2021
Location: 3 - Museum headquarters "Piano's Maene" Ruiselede