Square Piano by Hayt, Babcock & Appleton
Maker:
Hayt, Babcock & Appleton
Number of manuals:
One
Year:
1814
Museum:
National Museum of American History
Date Range
1800-1850
Current Location:
North America
Material:
Mahogany
Painter:
Pedals:
One
Catalogue Number:
CEP-1672
Origin:
North America
Type:
Square Piano
This square piano was made by Hayt, Babcock & Appleton in Boston, Massachusetts around 1814-1815. The firm was comprised of Alpheus Babcock, Thomas Appleton, an organ builder, and Charles Hayt, a Boston merchant and was located at 6 Milk Street in Boston, a building known as the Franklin Music Warehouse. This piano has a compass of FF-c4, and English double action, leather hammers, double-string throughout, tuning pins on right, 1 pedal (on center post): dampers, wood frame, and a mahogany case
Credit: Smithsonian