Albrecht Square Piano
date: label: date made
content: 1797-1799
name: label: maker
content: Albrecht, Charles
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This square piano was made by Charles Albrecht in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania around 1797-1799. Albrecht born in Germany, was in Philadelphia by 1788 and was active there in the 1790s. Some of his instruments are among the earliest surviving American pianos. This piano is serial number 21 and has a compass of FF-f3, a single (Zumpe) action, double-strings, with tuning pins to the right, there is evidence of one stop to raise dampers, wood frame, and a mahogany (?) case.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Hugo Worch
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.315681
label: accession number
content: 58488
label: catalog number
content: 315681
objectType: label: Object Name
content: piano