Robert Wornum Upright Grand Piano

Type: Upright Grand Piano

Collection: Geelvinck Collection

Manufacturer: Wornum, Robert

Year: c.1827

Geography: London / England

Dimensions (cm): L=185

Current location: Not on display

General description: Upright action in a rosewood case. Bone naturals with ebony sharps. The piano is bichord. The action in this piano is built with very long abstracts. Leather hammer heads and original tuning pins. This piano was built with Wornum's equal tension patent, which ensures that the amount of tension in each string is exactly the same.

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Additional information

Compass: CC-c4

Pedals: none

Octaves: 6

Inscriptions

On the nameboard: made by / Robert Wornum / Wigmore St. London

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