Torp & Unger Square Piano
date: label: date made
content: 1838 - 1840
name: label: maker
content: Torp & Unger
notes: label: Description
content: This square piano was made by Torp & Unger in New York, New York around 1839. Otto Torp was involved in several different piano manufacturing firms in New York. It is believed that his partnership with Ferdinand C. Unger lasted until 1941 when Torp was last listed in a New York directory with a home address, suggesting that he had retired from business. This piano has a compass of FF-f4, the first 3 notes are single-strung and the rest are double-strung with the tuning pins at rear, 2 pedals: (missing) moderator and dampers, and an iron hitch-pin plate. This is the only known piano made by Torp & Unger.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: New York, New York City
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Pianos
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Densmore, Frances. Handbook of the Collection of Musical Instruments in the United States National Museum.
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Rev. Augustus Smith
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.277897
label: accession number
content: 55527
label: catalog number
content: 277897
objectType: label: Object Name
content: piano
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (string plate; hinges material)
label: Physical Description
content: cast iron (string plate material)
label: Physical Description
content: steel (strings material)
label: Physical Description
content: flannel (damper lever pads material)
label: Physical Description
content: buckskin leather (tags between heads and strings material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 35 1/4 in x 71 7/8 in x 30 1/2 in; 89.535 cm x 182.5625 cm x 77.47 cm
label: Measurements
content: body: 11 1/8 in x 71 in x 29 7/8 in; 28.2575 cm x 180.34 cm x 75.8825 cm