Ege Square Piano
Type: Square Piano
Collection: Kolthoorn Collection
Manufacturer: Ege, Jacques
Year: c.1840
Geography: Paris / France
Dimensions (cm): W=181
Current location: Not on display
General description: Erard style action with an escapement in a mahogany case. Ivory naturals with ebony sharps. Metal hitchpin plate with one bar. Hammers covered in felt. The piano is single strung from CC-GG, bichord from GG#-G#, and the rest is trichord.
Additional information
Compass: CC-g4
Pedals: damper
Octaves: 6 1/2
Inscriptions
On the nameboard: Rue Neuse des Malburins, 91 / Ege / a Paris