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Square Piano by Knabe
Maker:
Knabe
Number of manuals:
one
Year:
c.1860
Museum:
National Museum of American History
Date Range
1850-1900
Current Location:
North America
Material:
Mahogany
Painter:
Pedals:
Two
Catalogue Number:
CEP-2069
Origin:
North America
Type:
Square Piano
This square piano was made by the William Knabe & Company in Baltimore, Maryland around 1860. The factory, located at Eutaw and West Streets in Baltimore was five stories high and covered most of a city block. Knabe exhibited grand, upright and square pianos at the Philadelphia Exhibition in 1876. This piano has a compass of AAA-a4, felt hammers, first 11 strings are single and the rest double, tuning pins at rear, 2 pedals: una corda and dampers, iron frame, and a mahogany case.
Credit: Smithsonian
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