Harmonium

Makerby Alexandre & Fils

Date1844-1855 ca.

Place MadeParis, France, Europe

Serial No.755

SignedPrinted on paper lable mounted behind glass above keyboard: ALEXANDRE & FILS / INVENTEURS & FACTEURS / 10, Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle, / Paris
MarkingsBetween the Forte shutters: 755
DescriptionCompass: C-c4 (5 octaves) 61 keys; divided into bass and treble between e1 and f1

Poplar case with Honduras rosewood veneer

Naturals: covered with ivory (attempts to identify Schreger lines were inconclusive); front made of spindle tree (Euonymus)
Sharps: ebony (Diospyros ebenum)
Levers: lime tree (Tilia)

12 stops; knobs of turned Honduras wood; from player's left to player's right: Forte, Basson, Clairon, Bourdon, Cor Anglais, Grand Jeu, Expression, Flute, Clarinette, Fifre, Hautbois, Forte

DimensionsLength: 1225 mm
Width: 660 mm
Height: 944 mm
Height of keyboard: 795 mm
Keyboard length: 838 mm
Length of natural keys: 145 mm
Length of natural levers: 451.5 mm
Length of accidental keys: 94 mm
Length of accidental keys: 406 mm
Published ReferencesAndré P. Larson. Beethoven & Berlioz, Paris & Vienna: Musical Treasures from the Age of Revolution & Romance 1789-1848. With essay by John Koster. Exhibition catalog, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, September 12-November 2, 2003. Vermillion: National Music Museum 2003. Pages 24 and 73.

Credit LineGift of Leslie A. and Betty L. Haugen, 1983

Object number03321

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