Grand piano
Maker
John Broadwood & Sons
Maker
Broadwood
Date1855
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
ModelFull Sized (1851 model)
Serial No.18807
SignedOn fallboard:Patent
Repetition Grand Pianoforte
John Broadwood & Sons
Manufacturers to Her Majesty
33 Great Pulteney Street, Golden Square
London
MarkingsIn ink on board over balance rail: Mountain
In ink on front of hammer rail, towards the right: Murray
In ink on label on spine interior under wrest plank: Lindley / 18807
Stamped on back ends of keyblocks: 18807 / WM
DescriptionCompass: CC-a4 (6 3/4 octaves).
Two pedals: una corda, damplers.
Standard English grand piano action with the addition of a leather flap at the top of the hammer butt and a screw at the top of the escapement jack.
Straight strung, with three iron bars from the wrest plank to the hitch-pin plate.
Veneered in rosewood.
DimensionsLength (without lid overhang or moldings): 2440 mm
Width (without lid overhang or moldings): 1295
ProvenanceThe piano was formerly owned by Jean Rankin, Anaconda, Montana, who purchased it from an eBay seller in Manhattan.
Credit LineGift of Jean Rankin, 2013
Object number14800
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