Square Piano by Scherr, E
Maker:
Scherr, E
Year:
1825
Museum:
National Museum of American History
Date Range
1800-1850
Current Location:
[object Object]
Material:
Painter:
Type:
Square Piano
This square piano was made by Emelius Nicolai Scherr in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania around 1825. Scherr was born in Copenhagen, the son of an organ and piano builder. After an apprenticeship in Copenhagen and later working in Linz, Austria, he came to Philadelphia in 1822. Scherr worked at various addresses in Philadlphia until 1855, when he apparently retired from making musical instruments. This piano is serial number 2 and has a compass of FF-f4, a jack action with escapement, double-strings throughout, with tuning pins on the right, 1 pedal: dampers, a wood frame, and a mahogany(?) case
Credit: Smithsonian