GRAND PIANO
прямострунный
227-stringed (6 single strings and
sixteen 2-string wound choirs, sixty
three 3-string unwound choirs)
85-keyed (keyboard extent is А of
the double contra octave — а of the
four-line octave)
“J. Tresselt” Factory, No. 2311.
Russia, Riga, 1870s
“J. Tresselt” — inlaid with brass in the lid;
“[3 illegible words] / Fabrik [an illegible signature]” — an inscription in German handwritten by black dye on the pin block (area of the tuning pegs of the bass register);
“2311” — embossed with a punch (area of the tuning pegs of the bass register)
1930×1340×328
Wood, metal, bone, fabric, felt
Around 1980, gifted by F. V. Ravdonikas
Stock number: 23554
The frame is wooden, reinforced with 3 steel plate bars. There are 2 pedals. The case is veneered with mahogany and further tinted in imitation of rosewood.
The instrument belonged to F. V. Ravdonikas (1937–2011)