Longman & Broderip Square Piano
date: label: date made
content: 1775 - 1799
name: label: maker
content: Longman & Broderip
label: maker
content: Longman & Broderip
notes: label: Description
content: This square piano was made in London, England around 1786. Longman & Broderip was a series of companies began about 1767 by James Longman who never manufactured pianos but sold them and later commissioned other makers to produce pianos. He was joined by Francis Broderip in 1775. In 1798, financial reverses ended in bankruptcy. The nameboard misspells Broderip’s name and is inscribed “LONGMAN and BROADRIP.” The piano has a compass of FF-f3, English sinle (Zumpe type) action, leather hammers, strings are double-strung throughout, turning pins to the right, 3 hand stops: moderator, bass and treble dampers, and a wood frame in a walnut 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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.094870
label: catalog number
content: 94870
label: accession number
content: 23866
objectType: label: Object Name
content: piano
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: walnut (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: body: 9 in x 16 3/4 in x 21 1/2 in; 22.86 cm x 42.545 cm x 54.61 cm
label: Measurements
content: legs: 24 1/2 in; 62.23 cm