M.D. Gerdau Square Piano

Type: Square Piano

Collection: Sweelinck Collection

Manufacturer: Gerdau, M.D.

Year: c.1845

Geography: St. Peterburg / Russia

Dimensions (cm): L=83 W=192 H=42

Current location: Not on display

General description: Anglo-German action in a mahogany case with a rosewood nameboard. Ivory naturals with ebony sharps. Full soundboard. Single bridge. The piano is bichord from CCC-a1 and then trichord until f4. There is a thick layer of felt on the hammer heads. Many of the keys are stuck due to heavy lead corrosion.