GRAND PIANO
cross-strung
223-stringed
(10 single strings and
twelve 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)
“F. Muehlbach” Factory, No. 1388.
Russia, St. Petersburg, the end of the 19th century
“F. MUEHLBACH / ST.-PETERSBURG” — a cast inscription on the frame (area of the tuning pegs of the descant register);
“F. Mühlbach” — inlaid with brass in the lid;
“1388” — embossed with a punch on the pin block (area of the tuning pegs of the middle register)
1897×1392×367
Wood, metal, bone, fabric, felt
1970s, arrived from an unknown source
Stock number: 23562
The frame is cast iron. There are 2 pedals. The case is tinted black
