Square Piano ca. 1800 Corneille Charles Emanuel van der Does Though this piano was built in the Netherlands, it features many elements of English piano design. The mechanism is an English action and employs an intermediate lever of a type patented in London in 1786. Additionally, the top 15 strings are struck by hammers located beneath a gap at the back of the soundboard; this feature, another English innovation, allows the case to accomodate an extended keyboard. The instrument is housed in a small, mahogany case, and the stand is furnished with handles on the sides and an arched front to lea
Square Piano ca. 1800 Corneille Charles Emanuel van der Does Though this piano was built in the Netherlands, it features many elements of English piano design. The mechanism is an English action and employs an intermediate lever of a type patented in London in 1786. Additionally, the top 15 strings are struck by hammers located beneath a gap at the back of the soundboard; this feature, another English innovation, allows the case to accomodate an extended keyboard. The instrument is housed in a small, mahogany case, and the stand is furnished with handles on the sides and an arched front to leave room for the player's knees to operate a knee lever to lift the dampers. Technical description: Square piano mahogany veneer case with black inlaid striping, curved nameboard veneered with satinwood, inlaid oval nameplate, ornate gilt carrying handles at ends, table stand with 4 square, tapered legs; unpierced tuning pins; ivory naturals with molded key fronts, ebony accidentals, inoperable knee lever, possibly to raise dampers by lifting rear of key levers, compass C-f4 (66 keys); English double action, intermediate lever with no escapement; wires connected to backs of key levers pass through hitchpin rail and bear small cloth-padded dampers; single strung throughout, bottom 6 notes wound; key levers d#3-f4 extend beneath soundboard, hammers strike through opening at rear edge of soundboard. (L. Libin 4 Aug 76.). Square Piano 503903
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