Grand piano
Maker
Erard
Date1864 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Model7' 3" semi-grand model
Serial No.8586
SignedOn fallboard: Erard / LondonMarkingsBlack and gold decal above signature: 76 Lord St. James Smith & Sons Liverpool
Stamped on left side of wrest plank: S. 341 / JAMES SMITH & SONS / 76 LORD STREET / LIVERPOOL / 56217
Stamped on right side of frame: C MARTIN
Punched in key no. 1: W. ALLER.
Punched in key no. 85: COURTRICE, W.H.S., 43 g. [in ink:] CS.
Punched in hammerflange no. 1: JM.
Punched on whippen no. 1: H 1865 A, A. ROYER G4.
Serial number 8586 is stamped on bottom of piano at bent side, both keyblocks, lock bar front lid, lid prop, lyre, both pedals, fallboard, keyslip, each leg, and music desk
DescriptionCompass: AAA-a4 (7 octaves).
Two pedals: una corda, damper.
Burled walnut veneer.
AAA-FF: Single strung, brass over steel
FF#-C#: Bi-chord, brass over steel
D-f2: Bi-chord, steel
f#2 - a4: Tri-chord, steel
Original string scale gauges for plain strings, according to Van Prattenburg:
4 X 22
8 X 21
8 X 20-1/2
8 X 20
7 X 19
5 X 18
5 X 16
5 X 15
4 X 14
4 X 13-1/2
3 X 13
3 X 12-1/2
4 X 12
DimensionsLength: 7' 2-1/2"
ProvenanceDonor purchased the piano in 2001. It was previously owned by Marinus J. Van Prattenburg, Surrey, British Columbia, who purchased it in 1992 from Horsham Piano Centre, Horsham, Sussex, United Kingdom. Prior to 1941 the piano was sold by James Smith & Sons, Liverpool, England.
Published ReferencesRECORDING
Schumann: Performed on a restored 1864 erard fortepiano. Fantasie in C Major, opus 17, and Davidsbündlertänze, opus 6. Bruce Vogt, pianist. Airborne Studios, 2006.
Credit LineGift of James Verdini, 2020
Object number15564
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