Transposing keyboard.

Pleyel, Wolff & Cie
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Alternative Title

Transpositeur.

Instrument Family

Keyboard; Ancillary equipment

Maker

Pleyel, Wolff & Cie

Place Made

Europe; France; Paris; Western Europe

Date Made

After 1855, probably c 1880

Description

Technical description: Keyboard of 6 octaves from E to E which can be placed over a standard piano keyboard and set to give one of ten transpositions.Three-octave span. Serial number: 362. Overall size: 1220. Labelled "Pleyel, Wolff & Cie / Brevetes / EN FRANCE & À L'ETRANGER"; marked on both parts of action and on left hand side of bottom key "362".

Notes

K. Mobbs, 1997.

Measurements

1220.; 21.59cm wide, 12.7cm tall, 130.18cm long.

Provenance

Gift of Kenneth and Mary Mobbs, 1997.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

3776

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