PIANOFORTE
vertical (“pantalon”)
straight-strung
108-stringed (fifty-four
2-string choirs)
54-keyed (keyboard extent
is С of the great octave — f of
the three-line octave)
Master Chr. E. Frederici (?),
Germany, the middle of the 18th century
1710×920×440
Wood, metal, fabric, bone, felt, leather
1908, purchased from Ch. Snook’s heirs
Stock number: 16516/537

The case is in the form of a 2-door sideboard. The key action is hoppered, pilot. The pilots are 500-630 mm long. The damper mechanism with a manual drive is located on the back side of the strings. There are 2 sound holes in the deck. The color scheme of the keys is opposite to the modern one.




