Grand piano
John Broadwood (1732 - 1812)
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
1846
Materials
Dalbergia nigra, Rosewood [dalbergia nigra], Mahogany, Softwood, Iron, Brass, Ivory, Ebony
Measurements
94.5 x 250 x 136 cm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Vyne Estate, Hampshire
NT 719353
Summary
A six-and-a-half octave grand piano in a rosewood case, by John Broadwood. (A good example of Broadwood's Patent Repetitive Grand - Broadwood's 1838 modification of the double escapement action invented by Sebastian Erard and patented in England in 1821.)
Makers and roles
John Broadwood (1732 - 1812), maker