“Red October” Factory, No. 269191.
USSR, Leningrad, 1974

“ЛЕНИНГРАДСКАЯ ФАБРИКА КЛАВИШНЫХ ИНСТРУМЕНТОВ “КРАСНЫЙ ОКТЯБРЬ” / ММП РСФСР / RUSSIA / ДИПЛОМА ПЕРВОЙ СТЕПЕНИ (Leningrad factory of keyboard instruments “Red October”, MMP RSFSR Russia, the first degree diploma)” — a stamp by black dye on the sound board;
“КРАСНЫЙ ОКТЯБРЬ (Red October)” — inlaid with brass in the lid;
“269191” — a handwritten inscription on the frame (area of the tuning pegs of the descant register).

2720×1550×995
Wood, metal, plastic, fabric, felt

1979, arrived from an unknown source
Stock number: 101040000001606

The frame is cast iron. The key action is rehearsal. There are 3 pedals: 2 pedals are traditional; the middle pedal lifts the dampers and lowers them as soon as the key returns to its original position. The case is tinted fossil ivory. The instrument is purchased for use in museum concerts.

M. Glinka. To Molly; P. Tchaikovsky A Tear Trembles in Your Jealous Eyes; Along Piterskaya Street. Singer – D. Grigoriev, soloist of Bolshoi Theatre