Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This grand piano was made by Sebestyén Antal Vogel around 1812. Vogel was a Hungarian furniture maker whose factory in Pest brought him much renown. This piano was possibly a gift to Beethoven, as it is inscribed “Louis Van Beethoven / S.A. Vogel Möbelfabrich / in Pest. No 152A.” The piano has a compass of FF-f3, Viennese action, brass and steel strings, double- and triple-strung, 5 pedals: Janissary, bassoon (stop missing), moderator (stop missing), dampers, and keyboard shift. The piano has a wood frame, straight-strung, with a walnut or fruitwood veneer case.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- Vogel, S. A.
- date made
- 1812
- Credit Line
- Gift of Christl and Otto J. Patzau
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- steel (overall material)
- brass (overall material)
- leather (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 13 1/2 in x 46 1/2 in x 88 in; 34.29 cm x 118.11 cm x 223.52 cm
- Object Name
- piano
