PIANOFORTE,
SQUARE
cross-strung
151-stringed (13 single strings and
five 2-string wound choirs, sixty-four
2-string unwound choirs)
82-keyed (keyboard extent is С of
the contra octave — а of the four-line
octave)
“T. O. Malmsjö and Company” Workshop, No. 1165.
Sweden, Göteborg, the third quarter of the 19th century
“T. O. Malmsjö & Co / GÖTEBORG” — an inscription by golden dye on the nameplate;
“1165” — embossed with a punch on the pin block (area of the tuning pegs of the bass register).
1982×880×345
Wood, metal, bone, fabric, felt, leather
2008, gifted by M. L. Rostropovich
Stock number: 23547
The elements of the metal frame are: 2 steel plate bars and a steel plate, which covers the entire surface from the side of the descant strings. There is 1 pedal. The case is mounted on 4 legs, veneered with mahogany.