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Lyrachord by Cotter/Broadwood
Maker:
Cotter/Broadwood
Number of manuals:
one
Year:
c.1840
Museum:
National Museum of Ireland
Date Range
1800-1850
Current Location:
Ireland
Material:
Painter:
Pedals:
Catalogue Number:
CEP-5755
Origin:
Ireland
Type:
Lyrachord
The Lyrachord piano is an extraordinarily rare, one-of-a-kind musical instrument created in the 1840s and 1850s by the Irish inventor Rev. J.R. Cotter and built by Broadwood. It uniquely combines a piano and a harpsichord, featuring exposed vertical strings rising above the keyboard like a harp
Photo Credit: Ridiculopathy Wikicommons
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