List of Keyboards
Square Piano by Broadwood, J
The 1791 John Broadwood square piano in Stuttgart is a highly significant historical keyboard instrument. It is housed at the Haus der Musik (Fruchtkasten), which is part of the Landesmuseum Württemberg in Stuttgart, German
Credit: Oscar 0711 Wikicommons
Grand Piano by Broadwood, J
Compass: CC-a4 (6 3/4 octaves).
Two pedals: una corda, damplers.
Standard English grand piano action with the addition of a leather flap at the top of the hammer butt and a screw at the top of the escapement jack.
Straight strung, with three iron bars from the wrest plank to the hitch-pin plate.
Veneered in rosewood.
Upright Piano by Broadwood, J & Sons
In the first half of the 19th century, the cabinet piano was an answer to the growing demand of quality pianos. They were looking for an instrumnet that had the string length of a grand, but demanding less space in the household. Not surprisingly, John Broadwood, the most important builder in London, paid a lot of attention to this demand.
Technical data:
Inscription: John Broadwood & Sons, Makers to his Majesty & The Princesses, Great Pulteney Street Golden Square, London
Compass: 6,5 octaves (CC-f'''')
Keyboard: naturals in ivory, sharps in ebony
Pedals: 2: controlling dampers - keyboard shift
Dimensions: W 133 cm / D 88 cm / H 185 cm
Serial number: 5228
Chris Maene Collection number: CM 35 141
Location: 2 - Museum "Chris Maene Collection" Ruiselede
Square Piano by Broadwood, J
Technical description: Mahogany veneer case painted with classical scenes including the Judgment of Paris on the center of the top lid panel. The smaller panel in the center of the front of the lid contains a painted scene of a reclining Venus with two cupids, in grisaille within border of painted beads; top, four sides, legs, and shelf painted with ornamental designs of rinceaux, laurel garlands, scrolls of graduated beads, medallions with figures, heads or trophies, borders of ribbon and flower, anthemion and classical lamp motives or husks, chiefly in green, brownish red, cream, tan, brown, and gray with accents of white and crimson. Sixty-eight keys (FF-c4) with ivory naturals and ebony accidentals. English single action mechanism with no escapement. Credit: Met Museum
