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Square Piano by Burkat, F
Maker:
Burkat, F
Number of manuals:
Year:
c.1825
Museum:
National Museum of American History
Date Range
1800-1850
Current Location:
North America
Material:
Painter:
Pedals:
One
Catalogue Number:
CEP-4985
Origin:
North America
Type:
Square Piano
This square piano was made by F.R. Burkart in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania around 1824-1828. The only other Burkart piano known is in the collection of musical instruments at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. This piano has a compass of F-f4, an English double action, leather hammers, double-strings, tuning pins at the right, 1 pedal (missing): dampers, wood frame, and a rosewood or crotch mahogany veneer case
Credit: Smithsonian
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