Baumann Square Piano
Type: Square Piano
Collection: Sweelinck Collection
Manufacturer: Baumann, Matthias Christian
Year: c.1790
Geography: Zweibrucken / Germany
Dimensions (cm): L=52 W=150 H=24
Current location: On display at Posthoornkerk, Amsterdam
Additional information
Compass: FF-f3
Pedals: none
Octaves: 5
Context: Matthias Christian Baumann (1740-1816) was the son of organ builder Johann Carl Baumann, it was his father who taught him the craft.
Literature references: Clinkscale, Martha Novak. Makers of the Piano: 1700-1820. Vol. 1, Oxford University Press, 2006.