Square Piano by Stein, Andre
Maker:
Stein, Andre
Year:
1830
Museum:
National Museum of American History
Date Range
1800-1850
Current Location:
[object Object]
Material:
Mahogany
Painter:
Type:
Square Piano
This square piano was made by André Stein in Vienna, Austria around 1830. Matthäus Andreas Stein, the twelfth child of the famous early piano maker Johann Andreas Stein, changed his middle name to the French form André in the early 1800s when he opened his own shop in Vienna. This piano is serial number 558 and has a compass of FF-f4, Viennese action, leather hammers, single-strings for first 3 notes, double-string for next 40, and triple-strings for the rest, with the tuning pins in the front, 2 pedals: moderator and dampers, wood frame, and a crotch mahogany veneer case
Credit: Smithsonian