PIANOFORTE,
SQUARE
straight-strung
114-stringed (eight 2-string
wound choirs, forty-nine 2-string
unwound choirs)
57-keyed (keyboard extent is А
of the contra octave — f of the
three-line octave)
Unknown master.
Russia(?), St. Petersburg(?), Germany(?), the 3rd quarter of the 18th century
1120×450×790
Wood, metal, bone, fabric, felt, leather
1924, transferred from the Association of Musical Enterprises
Stock number: 16516/1066

The key action is English, with the hoppers permanently fixed to the keys. The damper mechanism is German-type. The dampers are raised by the pedal. There is a round sound hole in the soundboard. The case is installed on a 4-legged underframe, veneered with mahogany, partially inlaid with bands of lightwood.




