Upright Piano by Hartley, S

DescriptionCompass: AAA-a4 (7 octaves) 85 notes

Two pedals: left: moderator; right: damper

Construction:
Ornate burled walnut veneer with high-gloss finish.
The sides of the upper panel are in the shape of gothic columns with incised lines.
Legs have incised lines, terminating at the top with carved leaves.
The top panel contains multi-colored marquetry, depicting a harp, tambourine, panpipes, flute, a clarinet bell, flowers, and leaves.
The bottom panel has rectangular line carving and an urn-like carving in the center, with arabesques and flowers on both sides.
The cast iron fram is decorative, with top right corner in shape of floral garlands with terminate in the corner with a tulip bulb.
There are two square bridges, bass AAA-e and treble f-a4
The tail of the bass bridge is butted against the treble bridge, and each are double pinned throughout
Soundboard grain is left to right
The treble strings have a V-bar and a pressure bar.
Wood nut in the bass section single pinned.
Modern hitchpin arrangement.

Stock Photo - does not represent the instrument