PIANOFORTE,
SQUARE
straight-strung
150-stringed (8 single wound
strings, thirty-eight 2-string and
twenty-two 3-string unwound choirs)
68-keyed (keyboard extent is F
of the contra octave — c of the
four-line octave)
F. Diederichs’ Workshop, No. 316.
Russia, St. Petersburg, 1810s
“F. DIEDERICHS. / W. O. 2e L. № 284 / ST. PETERSBURG” — a printed label embedded in the nameplate;
“316” — embossed with a punch on the pin block (area of the tuning pegs of the descant register) and on the back side of the nameplate
1780×667×300
Wood, metal, bone, fabric, felt, leather
Around 1929, transferred from the City Museum
Stock number: 1467/34
The sound board covers the strings and the key action. There is one knee pedal. The case is mounted on 2 front legs and a back stand, veneered with mahogany.