Wise & Brother Square Piano
date: label: date made
content: 1844-1846
name: label: maker
content: J. J. Wise & Brother
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This square piano was made by J.J. Wise and Brother in Baltimore, Maryland about 1840. John J. Wise received a patent in 1839 for an “improvement in the action of pianos-fortes” (U.S. Patent number 1,205) which is indicated as a “Detached Composite Action” on the nameboard inscription. This piano is serial number 45 and has a compass of CC-g4, Wise square action, felt (?) hammers, single-strings for the first 6 notes, double-strings for the rest, tuning pins at the back, 2 pedals: moderator and dampers, an iron hitch-pin plate frame, and a rosewood case.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Maryland, Baltimore
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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.315713
label: accession number
content: 58488
label: catalog number
content: 315713
objectType: label: Object Name
content: piano