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Cabinet Piano by Broadwood

Maker:

Broadwood & Sons, J

Year:

1815

Museum:

National Museum of American History

Date Range

1800-1850

Current Location: 

[object Object]

Material:

Rosewood

Painter:

Type:

Cabinet Piano

This upright piano was made by John Broadwood & Sons in London, England around 1815. It is an upright grand in a rectangular case. The case stands on legs, and the entire instrument is over 8 feet tall. This piano is serial number 658 and has a compass of CC-c4, Broadwood upright action, leather hammers, triple-strings, 2 pedals on a lyre: keyboard shift, dampers (split pedal: Bass and treble dampers), wood frame with five iron bar braces, rosewood case on legs, and a silk front panel.

Credit: Smithsonian

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