Square Piano by Geib, A & W

Maker:
Geib, A & W
Number of manuals:
one
Year:
1822-1827
Museum:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date Range
1800-1850
Current Location:
North America
Material:
Mahogany
Painter:
Pedals:
Catalogue Number:
CEP-1396
Origin:
America
Type:
Square Piano
Technical description: Mahogany veneer over softwood, mahogany legs turned with helical reeding and carving with brass mountings and casters, pedal lyre suspended from leg (missing), case decorated with rosewood crossbanding, with rounded corners and striping of light and dark woods and brass and brass molding, nameboard veneered with rosewood with brass inlay and fretwork panels, three drawers with turned knobs beneath case, central drawer concave, ivory naturals with molded fronts, ebony accidentals, compass FF-c4 (68 keys), English double action (single escapement), crank type dampers with wires passing between and above strings and carrying cloth dampers, 1 damper pedal (missing), double-strung throughout originally, but 7 lowest notes now single-strung, at present only 2 lowest notes wound, pierced and unpierced oblong tuning pins. Credit (L. Libin 3 August 76.)