Erard Square Piano
Type: Square Piano
Collection: Kolthoorn Collection
Manufacturer: Erard
Year: 1794
Geography: Paris / France
Current location: Not on display
General description: Double pilot action in a mahogany case with a satinwood nameboard. Bone naturals with ebony sharps. Single bridge. Original soundboard and long, flat tuning pins. Hammers have a leather covering. Bichord throughout with open wound bass strings.
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Additional information
Compass: FF-f3
Pedals: damper, lute, swell, moderator
Octaves: 5
Inscriptions
On the nameboard: Sebastien Erard et Frere / Compagnie Rue dus Mail No37 / a Paris 1794
Edition/serial number: 2834
Literature references: This piano can be found in the original Erard ledgers under the serial number 2834: https://archivesmusee.philharmoniedeparis.fr/Default/doc/SYRACUSE/121