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Cabinet Piano by Osborne, J

Maker:

Osborne, J

Year:

1820

Museum:

National Museum of American History

Date Range

1800-1850

Current Location: 

[object Object]

Material:

Mahogany

Painter:

Type:

Cabinet Piano

This upright piano was made by John Osborne (or Osborn) in Boston, Massachusetts around 1820. This is one of the earliest known American-made upright pianos. An Osborne upright, serial number 153, is in Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts. This piano is serial number 152 and has a compass of FF-f4, sticker action, leather hammers, double-strings, but pin block is drilled for triple-strings AA#-f4, 2 pedals: keyboard shift and dampers, wood frame, straight-strung, and a mahogany case with a silk front

Credit: Smithsonian

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