Astor & Co. Square Piano
date: label: date made
content: 1799 - 1815
name: label: maker
content: G. Astor & Co.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This square piano was made by George Astor & Co. in London, England around 1799-1815. George Peter Astor had an apprenticeship in Germany and went to London about 1778. Astor also made flutes and had a music publishing business. This piano is serial number 3213 and has a compass of FF-c4, an English single action with escapement, double-strings throughout, the first 9 wound brass, the next 13 plain brass, and the rest iron, 1 pedal (attached to a leg): dampers, wood frame, and a mahogany case.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United Kingdom: England, London
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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.315670
label: catalog number
content: 315670
label: accession number
content: 58488
objectType: label: Object Name
content: piano