Grand piano
Erard
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
1870
Materials
Wood, Ivory, Cloth, Leather
Measurements
978 x 1410 x 2464 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499881
Summary
Grand pianoforte inscribed on the fascia Patent Erard London. Serial number 12294 (date of manufacture 1870). The case veneered in figured walnut resting on three turned and tapered hexagonal legs. The keyboard compass AAA – a4. The instrument fitted with a modified version of Erard’s patent (1821) repetition action, and a metal hitch plate and braces. Pedal lyre with two pedals, the left for una corda/due corde and the right for dampers. Fitted fretwork music desk and hinged lid prop-stick to interior.
Provenance
The piano when it was gifted by Miss Lewis, was initially at Attingham Park before it came to Lyme.
Marks and inscriptions
no 12294 (underneath piano, behind right leg)
Makers and roles
Erard, manufacturer