Ehrlich Giraffe Piano
Type: Giraffe Piano
Collection: Sweelinck Collection
Manufacturer: Ehrlich, Cristoph
Year: 1827
Geography: Bamburg / Germany
Dimensions (cm): H=223
Current location: Not on display
General description: Cherrywood case in Napoleon/Empire style. Ebony naturals with bone sharps. Original soundboard. Single bridge. The piano is bichord from CC-BB while the rest is trichord. The mechanism is built in such a way that the hammers strike under the keyboard.
Additional information
Compass: CC-g4
Pedals: una corda, bassoon, moderator, sustain, drum/bell, harp
Octaves: 6 1/2