Square Piano

Late 18th Century

Not on view

This square piano has an unveneered oak and softwood case with four square, tapered legs. It has 61 keys (FF–f3), ebony naturals with plain fronts, and bone slips on stained accidental blocks. There are two knee levers located under the keyboard, the left raises the dampers, and the right activates a cloth mute, called a sordin or moderator stop. The piano has a German prellmechanik action with hammers facing away from the player that pivot in brass kapsels mounted on the key levers.

Artwork Details

Title: Square Piano
Maker: Ignace-Joseph Senft
Date: Late 18th Century
Geography: Augsburg, Germany
Culture: German
Medium: Oak, ebony, bone, various materials.
Dimensions: Instr. 144cm x 54cm x 22cm
Legs 6cm x 6cm x 54.5cm (X4)
Classification: Chordophone-Zither-struck-piano
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Number: 89.4.3136
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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