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Upright pianoforte
Cottage upright piano with rosewood veneer, having a keyboard of 85 keys (A0-A7: seven octaves), and two pedals, most probably for soft and sustain effects. The instrument features a fall desk, a pair of tapering legs that terminate in brass casters, and frontal fretwork panels with textile backing.
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1875–80 - Maker:
John Broadwood & Sons [Corporation] - Collection:
Saffron Walden Museum - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:314.122-4-8 True board zithers with resonator box (box zither) sounded by hammers or beaters, with keyboard
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:314.122-4-8 True board zithers with resonator box (box zither) sounded by hammers or beaters, with keyboard
- Repository:Saffron Walden Museum
- Measurements:Height: 1310mm; Width: 1330mm; Depth: 680mm