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Upright piano with Howe-Way 6-6 experimental keyboard
Maker: B. H. Janssen
Maker: Orville T. Wood
Date: 1914
Place Made:Phoenix, Arizona, United States, North America
Place Made:New York, New York, United States, North America
Model: upright grand
Serial No: 29880
SignedRight corner of iron plate: (in cursive) BH Janssen NY
Decal on center of the damper rail: Janssen / HIGHEST GRADE / REPEATING ACTION
Decal on center of the damper rail: Janssen / HIGHEST GRADE / REPEATING ACTION
MarkingsAcross the top of the iron plate: HIGHEST GRADE NEW IMPORVED SCALE BEST MATERIAL FULLY WARRENTED
Between the bass strings tuning pins and center string tuning pins on the iron plate: TRADE / MARK / [C surrounded by laurel branches on both sides meeting in the bottom center tide with ribbon]
Stamped into sound board visible through window in iron plate: 29880 (serial number)
Stamp onto key cheeks, fall board, key slip: 1856 (batch number)
On paper label attached by four nails (one in each corner): NOTICE / Use no Oil or Polish to clean this piano. / Keep in moderate temperature. / Freezing cold will crack and check Varnish. / Follow instructions on guarantee and Piano will always give satisfaction.
Between the bass strings tuning pins and center string tuning pins on the iron plate: TRADE / MARK / [C surrounded by laurel branches on both sides meeting in the bottom center tide with ribbon]
Stamped into sound board visible through window in iron plate: 29880 (serial number)
Stamp onto key cheeks, fall board, key slip: 1856 (batch number)
On paper label attached by four nails (one in each corner): NOTICE / Use no Oil or Polish to clean this piano. / Keep in moderate temperature. / Freezing cold will crack and check Varnish. / Follow instructions on guarantee and Piano will always give satisfaction.
DescriptionDate: piano: 1914 (according to the serial number listed in the Pierce Piano Atlas)
Keyboard: ca. 1970
Janssen piano fitted with a Howe-Way 6-6 experimental keyboard.
Piano: upright grand piano. Round, column legs, rounded corners. The instrument has been refinished in an “antique white/stone” finish. Three pedals: una corda, sostenuto, and sustain. Original keyboard removed and refitted with Howe-Way keyboard by donor.
Keyboard: Each octave contains 6 white keys, 3 black raised keys, and 3 red raised keys. AAA-c-5 (7+ octaves). Plastic key tops. Black and red keys are more narrow than traditional black keys on a piano.
Keyboard: ca. 1970
Janssen piano fitted with a Howe-Way 6-6 experimental keyboard.
Piano: upright grand piano. Round, column legs, rounded corners. The instrument has been refinished in an “antique white/stone” finish. Three pedals: una corda, sostenuto, and sustain. Original keyboard removed and refitted with Howe-Way keyboard by donor.
Keyboard: Each octave contains 6 white keys, 3 black raised keys, and 3 red raised keys. AAA-c-5 (7+ octaves). Plastic key tops. Black and red keys are more narrow than traditional black keys on a piano.
Terms
Credit Line: Gift of Thomas S. Reed, 2006
Not on view
Object number: 12726