GRAND PIANO
straight-strung
227-stringed
(five 2-string and nine
3-string wound choirs, sixty-six 3
string unwound choirs)
80-keyed (keyboard extent is С of
the contra octave — g of the four-line
octave)
Erard’s Factory, No. 15582.
France, Paris, the third quarter of the 19th century
«Par Brevet d’Invention / Erard / à Paris / № 15582» — штамп черным красящим веществом на деке;
«PAR BREVET D’INVENTION / Erard / à Paris / № 15582» — инкрустация латунью в клапе
2400×1345×970
Wood, metal, bone, fabric, felt, leather
1925, transferred from the Shuvalova House Museum
Stock number: 16516/1146
The frame is wooden, reinforced with 6 steel plate bars. The key action is rehearsal, of the “Erard” system. There are 2 pedals. The case is veneered with rosewood, brass molding is partially embedded along the perimeter.