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Pianoforte

Case in medium heavily varnished mahogany. Legs tapering octagonal with round knop at bottom and castor; large carved knop at top. Carving in relief at each end of keyboard. Music rest, sliding and arranged to fold flat when piano closed. Elaborate fretted design (N.B. the rest, and candle stand either end, is now on top of piano, the right hand side being broken); 2 pedals, their base hung from the body by 2 fluted columns. 7-and-a-quarter octaves. Music stand measures: 955 wide x 270 high (270 measured vertically). Date of manufacture: ? Maker: Schiedmayer, Pianofortefabrik, Stuttgart

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    Schiedmayer Pianofortefabrik [Corporation]
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    York Minster
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  • Place of production:
    Stuttgart (Timezone: Europe/Berlin)
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  • Repository:York Minster