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Square Piano by Clementi & Co
Maker:
Clementi & Co
Number of manuals:
One
Year:
1824
Museum:
Royal College of Music
Date Range
1800-1850
Current Location:
United Kingdom
Material:
Mahogany, Rosewood
Painter:
Pedals:
One
Catalogue Number:
Origin:
England
Type:
Square Piano
An English square piano in a mahogany case from the mid 1820s. Compass: FF to c4, 68 notes. English square ‘double action’. The action consists of three principal moving parts: an adjustable and sprung ‘hopper’ fixed to and raised by the key, an intermediate lever and the hammer itself. The hopper and lever are hinged with parchment and the hammer with leather.
Credit: Royal College of Music
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