Upright Piano (Ditanaklasis) by Mueller, M
Maker:
Mueller, M
Number of manuals:
one
Year:
c.1800
Museum:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date Range
1800-1850
Current Location:
North America
Material:
Mahogany, Silk
Painter:
Pedals:
Catalogue Number:
CEP-2325
Origin:
Austria
Type:
Upright Piano (Ditanaklasis)
Technical description: Vertical case probably of mahogany, silk screen beneath keyboard, openwork wood bracket beneath keyboard ends; hammer strikepoint far from nut; supposedly in order to produce tone similar to English horn; ebony naturals, ivory slips over the black-stained accidental blocks; German upright action with escapement and backcheck, "L"-shaped arm, pivoted at elbow, is pushed up by key lever, lifting damper; two knee levers, left lifting dampers, right indeterminate function since associate mechanism is missing; lowest 41 notes double-strung, remainder triple-strung, lowest eight notes wound. Compass: FF - c4 (68 keys). Credit Met Museum