Meinke Meyer & Pieter Meyer Square Piano
Type: Square Piano
Collection: Sweelinck Collection
Manufacturer: Meyer, Meinke & Pieter
Year: c.1790
Geography: Amsterdam / Netherlands
Dimensions (cm): W=153
Current location: Not on display
General description: Single action in a mahogany case with a crossbent inlay on the lid. Bone naturals with ebony sharps. New soundboard and bridge, the bridge is not what the original would have been like. Original dust cover, upon which the number XVIII is located. The pedal is missing but there are two pedal systems, sustain and lute.
Additional information
Compass: Ff-f3
Pedals: sustain, lute
Octaves: 5
Inscriptions
On the nameboard: Meincke Meyer et Pieter Meyer Fecerunt / op't Rokkin te Amsterdam
Edition/serial number: XVIII