PIANOFORTE
vertical
(“sideboard”),
straight-strung
146-stringed (seventy-three
2-string choirs, 3 of them are wound)
73-keyed (keyboard extent is F of
the contra octave — f of the four-line
octave)
“Longman Clementy and Company” Workshop.
Great Britain, (London), early 19th century
“New Patent / LONGMANCLEMENTI [there is no space between the names] / & COMPy / CHEAPSIDE / London” — an inscription on a metal enameled label embedded in the front keyboard panel.
2510×1150×490
Wood, metal, bone, fabric, felt, leather
1907, arrived from an unknown source
Stock number: 16516/107
The case is in the form of a 2-door, 3-shelf sideboard on a 4-legged underframe. The key action is hoppered. There are 2 pedals.
