Square Piano by Ermel, E & Sons
Maker:
Ermel, E & Sons
Number of manuals:
One
Year:
1791
Museum:
Chris Maene Collection
Date Range
1750-1800
Current Location:
Belgium
Material:
Mahogany
Painter:
Pedals:
Catalogue Number:
CEP-9369
Origin:
Belgium
Type:
Square Piano
Making pianos came natural for the Ermel family. Father Jean-Joseph settled in Bergen in 1867. Three of his children were piano makers. Their names are found on pianos in Namur, Brussels, Mons and Ghent. The brothers Ermel are counted amongst the pioneers of piano making in the Belgian provinces. The square piano shows the usual style of those makers at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century, strongly influenced by the English style.
Technical data:
Inscription: Eugène Ermel & Fils à Mons 1791
Compass: 5 octaves (FF-f''')
Keyboard: naturals in ivory, sharps in ebony
Dimensions: L 150 cm / W 55 cm
Case: mahogany with contrasting inlaid borders
Chris Maene Collection number: CM 66 330
Location: 1 - Museum "Piano's Maene" Brussels