Upright pianoforte.
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Photo by Dominic Ibbotson © The University of Edinburgh
Alternative TitlePiccolo Piano Forte. |
InstrumentUpright pianoforte |
Instrument FamilyKeyboard |
MakerRobert Wornum |
Place MadeEurope; England; London; United Kingdom |
Date MadeCirca 1841 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Upright piano with protruding keyboard and legs supporting the keyboard. Compass 73 notes, F₁ - F₇. Strings vertical in the main section of the case. The lid of the protruding keyboard section hinges halfway back so the keyboard section is exposed. The underside of the lid has a music desk and two wooden candle holders which are exposed when the lid is open. The candle holders are each attached by a single screw and can turn to be placed in the preferred position. The case is veneered in rosewood. Ivory naturals, headlength 45, ebony accidentals, length 88, sycamore arcades. Three-octave span 492. The back of the instrument is covered with brown linen to keep dust out of the interior. Rosewood veneered panel at the front of the case below the keyboard. Two wooden pedals, the left-hand a una corda moving the action to the left, the right-hand pedal being for a sustain. height of the top of the naturals above the floor 753. Serial number: 2330 / 5221. Overall size: 1117. Body width: 1147. Body depth: 569. Printed on a paper name plaque above the keyboard, "Royal Patent Equal Tension / Piccolo Piano Forte . Invented and manufactured by / Robert Wornum / MUSIC HALL, Stone Street, Bedford Square LONDON"; marked on top of wrestplank "2330"; marked in various places "5221"; marked on left hand side of wrestplank at back "Action" (?) "21.1.41 FBO"; marked on side of top key "C. Allen"; stamped on top of action frame at left hand side "T.H. DIMOLINE". Decorative features: Rosewood veneered casework. Green ruffled silk covering the front of the main part of the instrument above the keyboard. Repair History: Overhauled to playing condition and silk covering applied, 1978-79. Green ruffled silk has faded to brown by exposure to air. |
NotesD.P. Martin, 1996-1997. |
Measurements1117.; 114.3cm wide, 111.76cm high, 58.42cm deep at deepest point and top 30.48cm deep |
ProvenancePurchased by donors at auction in Ludlow, 1978.; Gift of Kenneth and Mary Mobbs, 1997. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number3252 |