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Grand Piano/ Tangent by Spath & Schmahl
Maker:
Spath & Schmahl
Year:
1784
Museum:
National Music Museum, North America
Date Range
1750-1800
Current Location:
[object Object]
Material:
Walnut
Painter:
Type:
Grand Piano/Tangent
The action of the Tangentenflügel differs from the piano in that the strings are struck with wooden tangents, rather than piano hammers.
Compass: FF-f3 (5 octaves)
Two hand stops:
Left: lautenzug (cloth fringe on a sliding batten)
Right: Pianissimozug (leather moderator)
Left knee lever: una corda
Right knee lever: dampers
Ebony-capped naturals. Front arcades of black-stained pearwood. Sharps of black-stained pearwood, covered with bone.
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