“Pleyel, Wolff and Company” Factory,
No. 118177. France, Paris, the end of the 1890s

“PARIS FRANCE / PLEYEL WOLFF & CIE” — a cast inscription on the frame (area of the tuning pegs of the descant register);
“Pleyel Wolff & Cie / Paris” — an inscription by golden paint on the hinged parts of the cover;
“PLEYEL / PARIS” — inlaid with brass in the lids;
“118177” — embossed with a punch on the inside of the side bar (area of the descant strings);
“PLEYEL” — a carved inscription on the music stands.

2450×1470×960
Wood, metal, bone, fabric, felt

Around 1902 (not later than 1903),
arrived from an unknown source
Stock number: 16516/111

There are 2 grand pianos; each grand piano is equipped with its own keyboard, a set of cross strings, a hammer, a pedal and a damper mechanism. The grand pianos are mounted in the same rectangular case reinforced with a cast iron frame. The key action of the keyboards is rehearsal, Keller-type. The dampers are Irish-type. 4 (2 + 2) pedals of traditional design are mounted in “5-stringed lyres”. There is a manual 2-way pedal action switch: with it, the ability to operate the pedals is provided only to one of the performers.