Freudenthaler Square Piano

Type: Square Piano

Collection: Kolthoorn Collection

Manufacturer: Freudenthaler, Jean-Guillame

Year: 1797

Geography: Paris / France

Dimensions (cm): L=57 W=155 H=20

Current location: Not on display

General description: Single action in a mahogany case with a quarter-sawn nameboard. Ivory naturals with ebony sharps. Single bridge. The piano is bichord throughout, with open-spun bass strings. Leather hammer heads. The damper is a lever system type, the damper levers are made out of whale baleen.