Piano
imitator of John Broadwood (1732 - 1812)
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
1774
Materials
wood and ivory
Place of origin
London
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Fenton House, London
NT 1448937
Summary
Square piano, unknown maker and date. A square piano inscribed on the fascia Johannes Broadwood Londini Fecit 1774. The instrument possibly by Frederick Beck or Christopher Ganer, later inscribed, perhaps fraudulently. The mahogany case inlaid with decorative lines, resting on a reproduction trestle stand. Compass FF – f3. Fitted with Zumpe’s first action with two handstops for divided damper sustain (divided at bb / b), a redundant buff (‘harp’) stop (once pedal-operated) and evidence of a now lost later lid swell mechanism.
Provenance
Purchased by a private individual from the Broadwood Sotheby's sale in 1980 (Lot 295) for £750. Bequeathed to the National Trust in 1999 by David Wainwright.
Marks and inscriptions
Johannes Broadwood Londini fecit 1774
Makers and roles
imitator of John Broadwood (1732 - 1812), musical instrument maker