Square piano
Maker
André Stein
Date1835-1842 ca.
Place MadeVienna, Austria, Europe
SignedPrinted paper label under glass:ANDRÉ STEIN
D’Augsbourg
À VIENNE
MarkingsOn the stand, twice:
No (superscript o) 100
(presumably not the serial number; just a factory production number)
DescriptionThe instrument is in the reverse, spinet-like layout, with the wrest plank in the front, over the keyboard, bass strings towards the back. Compass CC-g4 (g+ octaves). Viennese action, with individual checks. Two pedals: moderator, dampers. There is a cast-iron hitch-pin plate with one strut to the wrest plank in the treble. CC to EE unichord; FF to b1 bichord; c2 to g4 trichord.
Veneered in mahogany outside and in the keywell area. Maple(?) veneer around the soundboard. Stand with the lower stretcher incorporating feet with two large columns supporting the instrument, also incorporating the pedal lyre.
DimensionsLength: 1807 mm
Width: 885 mm
Height of case: 330 mm
*Dimensions without moldings.
Credit LineGift of Loyola Marymount University, 2010
Object number14479
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