Robert Wornum Upright Grand Piano
Type: Upright Grand Piano
Collection: Geelvinck Collection
Manufacturer: Wornum, Robert
Year: c.1827
Geography: London / England
Dimensions (cm): L=185
Current location: Not on display
General description: Upright action in a rosewood case. Bone naturals with ebony sharps. The piano is bichord. The action in this piano is built with very long abstracts. Leather hammer heads and original tuning pins. This piano was built with Wornum's equal tension patent, which ensures that the amount of tension in each string is exactly the same.
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Compass: CC-c4
Pedals: none
Octaves: 6
Inscriptions
On the nameboard: made by / Robert Wornum / Wigmore St. London