Object Details
- Description
- This grand piano was made by Heinrich Christian Kisting & Son in Berlin, Germany around 1828-1832. The nameboard of this piano shows that it was made explicitly for export to Washington, D.C. and reads “H. KISTING and SON / Piano-fort maker of the Royal Court / at / Berlin / to be sold by Mr. / F. A. Wagler / at / WASHINGTON.” The piano has a compass of CC-a4, Viennese action with back checks on a rail, leather hammers, brass and iron strings with 2 or 3 strings for each note, 2 pedals (missing): keyboard shift (?) and dampers (?), a frame made from 3 iron tension bars (probably not original) screwed to a wood string plate and pin block, straight-strung, and a cherry veneer case with mahogany legs.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- Heinrich Christian Kisting & Son
- date made
- 1828 - 1832
- Physical Description
- leather (hammers material)
- brass and iron (strings material)
- wood (frame material)
- cherry veneer, mahogany legs (case material)
- Measurements
- overall: 34 1/4 in x 50 in x 87 in; 86.995 cm x 127 cm x 220.98 cm
- Object Name
- piano
