List of Keyboards
Upright Piano by Biese, W
A renaissance style Art-Case upright piano in an ornated ebonised case with walnut, Rosewood and ivory marquetry with text 'Deutsches Lied und Deutsche Shat, Ssie gepresen. früh und späth. Three medals inside the case.
Technical data:
Inscription: W. Biese Hof-Pianoforte-fabrikant Berlin
Compass: 7 octaves (AAA-a'''')
Keyboard: naturals in ivory, sharps in ebony
Pedals: 2: moderator - controlling dampers
Dimensions: W 161 cm / D 73 cm / H 147 cm
Case: Art-Case
Serial number: 14985
Chris Maene Collection number: CM 14170
Condition: playable original condition
Location: 2 - Museum "Chris Maene Collection" Ruiselede
Harpsichord by Blanchet, F
The Château de Thoiry houses an exceptional harpsichord built in 1733 by François-Étienne Blanchet. Adorned with *singeries* (scenes featuring monkeys) painted by Christophe Huet, it is the only one in the world to have retained its original mechanism and strings
Photo Credit: SP Wikicommons
Square Piano by Blanchet, N
Interesting square piano from Nicolaus Blanchet. The Blanchet family was a famous family of harpsichord makers active in Paris from the end of the 17th century until the 18th century.
Technical data:
Inscription: Nicolaus Blanchet / Rue de la Verrerie 167 à Paris 1801
Compass: 5 octaves and 1 note (EE-f''')
Keyboard: naturals in ivory, sharps in ebony
Pedals: 4: controlling lute, forte, moderator, swell raises (short lid for swell)
Dimensions: W 164 cm / D 64 cm
Case: mahogany crossbanded with lemon tree
Chris Maene Collection number: CM 46 433
Condition: unrestored
Location: 4 - Museum storage space Ruiselede
Square Piano by Bland, J
This square piano was made by John Bland in London, England around 1790. This instrument may have been made for John Bland to sell by James Henry Houston, a London maker from 1790. It shares some details with other instruments known to be by Houston, and it is known that Houston made pianos for Bland. Another square piano with John Bland’s inscription is attributed by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts to Houston & Co. This piano is serial number 1227 and has a compass of FF-f3, single (Zumpe) action, leather hammers, double-strings throughout, 2 hand stops: dampers and lute, wood frame, and a mahogany case
Credit: Smithsonian
