Virgil Tekniklavier
date: label: date made
content: 1909-1911
name: label: maker
content: Virgil, Antha M.
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This clavier is a practice instrument made by Mrs. Antha M. Virgil in New York, New York, around 1910. It is a rectangular-shaped instrument, serial number 1[ ]08, with a compass of AA-c5. Practice claviers such as this one were often stringless or muted, but had piano “action” to train young pianists. Mrs. Antha Virgil was married to Almon Virgil, and together they started producing several practice books, pianos, and lessons in New York. After their divorce around 1900, they started competing in the practice piano market, and Mrs. Virgil produced this Tekniklavier. The instrument is stenciled:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Tekniklavier<br>TRADE MARK REGISTERED<br>MANUFACTURED BY<br>Mrs. A.M. Virgil<br>New York</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
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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 Dorothy L. Klausli
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1983.0482.01
label: accession number
content: 1983.0482
label: catalog number
content: 1983.0482.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: piano
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ivory (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ebony (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 35 in x 54 in x 20 1/2 in; 88.9 cm x 137.16 cm x 52.07 cm