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Square Piano by Knabe & Company
Maker:
Knabe & Co
Number of manuals:
One
Year:
1865
Museum:
National Music Museum, North America
Date Range
1850-1900
Current Location:
North America
Material:
Rosewood
Painter:
Pedals:
Two
Catalogue Number:
Origin:
North America
Type:
Square Piano
Compass: AAA-a4 (7 octaves).
Two pedals: moderator, dampers.
Case veneered in rosewood.
Large square piano; compass AAA to a4 (85 keys; 7 octaves). Normal English square-piano action, but with checks and with hammers and levers turning on axle pins. Two pedals: moderator and dampers. Case veneered in rosewood (not Italian briarwood as reported in the legend retold by the donor in the e-mail correspondence copied below). Cast-iron plate painted black with details in gilt (or gold color) and painted flowers.
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