Square Piano by Tawse, C
Maker:
Tawse, C
Number of manuals:
One
Year:
c.1792
Museum:
National Museum of American History
Date Range
1750-1800
Current Location:
North America
Material:
Painter:
Pedals:
Catalogue Number:
CEP-3362
Origin:
North America
Type:
Square Piano
This square piano was made by Charles Tawse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania around 1792-1793. He was born in Aberdeen, Scotland and came to New York in 1786 where he advertised as an organ builder and instrument repairer. A year later, he moved to Philadelphia, and was engaged in a number of other musical activities, teaching piano and publishing music in addition to making organs and pianos. This piano has a compass of FF-f3, an English double action, leather hammers, single-strings for the first 12 notes, the rest are double-strings, with tuning pins at rear, 2 knee levers: dampers and swell, wood frame, and a wood case
Credit: Smithsonian