Wooden Player Piano

Name/Title

Wooden Player Piano

Description

Upright piano; dk. finish; spruce lt. finished back; rosewood keyboard lid; to;p has 6 rd. wooden pegs covering screw holes; lid has hinge across length; frt. panel plainw/2 wooden knobs at bottom, flat surface with raised ridge so sheet music will not slip off; 2 flat wooden raised buttons, 1 on each end to hold lid level when opened; convex part folds back on concave exposing keys; wooden knob on center; 2 wooden knobs, 1 on each end to grasp when closing; cover locks; button on each end on wihch lid rests when closed; in center of square ridge is lokcing hinge with round keyhole directly below; lock is brass with screw at each end, lg. metal bar in center raises when locked; 2 sq. columns at each lower end with casters to move piano; 3 metal foot pedals, diamond patterned, raised round metal foot rest; keyboard ivory and black.. SEE SUBJECTS FOR MARKS!

Use

by Frances Phares

Collection

Frances Phares

Acquisition

Accession

1983.047

Source or Donor

Frances Phares

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Behning & Son

Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Country

United States of America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Top inside

Transcription

Highest Grade Warranty Unlimited Established 1861, 3671 Behning & Sons, New York, Printed in gold on inside center key board lid Behning New York - Center back Behning Spruce Back in black.

Language

English

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Keyboard lid; inside-center Behning New York

Transcription

Behning New York

Language

English

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Center-back

Transcription

Behning Spruce Back

Language

English

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Oct 24, 2002

Create Date

October 24, 2002

Update Date

May 2, 2024