Cabinet Piano ca. 1835 John Broadwood & Sons John Broadwood was a joiner and cabinet maker who joined the venerable harpsichord maker Burkat Shudi in his workshop in London in 1761. Broadwood married Shudi's daughter and became a partner in the firm in 1770 and took it over after Shudi's death in 1773. As the harpsichord lost favor, Broadwood increasingly focused on building pianos, ceasing to build harpsichords altogether in 1793. Broadwood was credited, along with Robert Stodart, in helping Americus Backers create the English Grand Piano Action. In 1795, the firm was changed to John Broadwoo
Cabinet Piano ca. 1835 John Broadwood & Sons John Broadwood was a joiner and cabinet maker who joined the venerable harpsichord maker Burkat Shudi in his workshop in London in 1761. Broadwood married Shudi's daughter and became a partner in the firm in 1770 and took it over after Shudi's death in 1773. As the harpsichord lost favor, Broadwood increasingly focused on building pianos, ceasing to build harpsichords altogether in 1793. Broadwood was credited, along with Robert Stodart, in helping Americus Backers create the English Grand Piano Action. In 1795, the firm was changed to John Broadwood & Sons, reflecting the increasing involvement of his three sons. This upright, cabinet piano has the date of ca. 1835, which is based on comparison with a similar piano of 1834 in the Russell Collection in Edinburgh. Thate date had been verified by Broadwood before the firm's records were destroyed in a fire. Technical description: Vertical cornice-lidded mahogany case with sunburst cloth panel (replacement) in frame with brass molding flanked by pillars above keyboard, curved fallboard with carved handles, candlestick holders at upper corners of nameboard, nameboard and key surrounds of rosewood, 2 hinged panels on case front below keyboard, 2 round tapered legs with casters at front corners of keybed; compass FF-f4 (73 keys), ivory naturals with molded fronts, ebony accidentals; 2 pedals, left operating una corda, right raising dampers by shifting entire action carriage away from strings, also increasing striking distance of hammers; mixed pierced and unpierced tuning pins; English sticker upright action, damper arms lifted by wires rising from stickers (hammers striking near top of case); double strung throughout, lowest 11 notes wound. (L. Libin 6 Oct. 76.). Cabinet Piano. British. ca. 1835. Various materials. United Kingdom. Chordophone-Zither-struck-piano
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