Grand Piano, 1792, London, England, United Kingdom, British, Mahogany, oak, curly maple, ivory, ebony, brass and various

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Grand Piano, 1792, London, England, United Kingdom, British, Mahogany, oak, curly maple, ivory, ebony, brass and various materials, Case length (perpendicular to keyboard): cm (89 3/16 in.), Chordophone-Zither-struck-piano, John Broadwood (1732–1812), In 1793 Broadwood stopped making harpsichords, but his grands still used harpsichord- like, crossbanded mahogany cases. He was among the developers of the English action for grand pianos, and was an early innovator in the use of pedals instead of knee levers for operating tone modulators

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