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We are pleased to
offer the following antique keyboard instruments for sale, backed by over
32 years of activity in the early keyboard field. With each instrument
we will attempt to provide you with as detailed a provenance as possible.
Our current offerings:
#3227 CT
Broadwood square piano, 1839; serial number 48763.
Signed by shop worker"JB" and "J Bell" in a number of places.
FF - f'''' 73 notes;
The piano is in excellent original (not playing) condition. Some restoration
work done to the action by Charles Rudig. The piano has its original
hammers and strings and could easily be restored to playing condition. One
broken string one missing tuning pin. Mahogany case with its original
finish in very good condition. $1500 / offer.
American Empire stool, c. 1840 in rosewood veneer, excellent condition,
available separately for $300
#2961 (shown above)
MA Sold
Square Piano by Alpheus Babcock,
Boston about 1826, # 215; Surveyed by Darcy Kuronen, Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston; .FF - c'''',
68 notes; ebony / ivory keyboard; brass plate on nameboard: "Made by/A.Babcock
/for R Mackay/Boston". Repair
work by Tim Hamilton, this is a
beautiful antique instrument with a lovely sound. Owned and maintained by
a professional musician. Extensive documentation available. $4000
#2326 NY (Antique case with modern action) Sold
Challis single manual harpsichord,
unusual large compass of 6 octaves, 73 notes, FF - f''''. 8', 8', buff with
three pedals, non transposing. Early
nineteenth century English case of fine hardwood in excellent condition
with handsome late Georgian style legs. Modern action, installed by Challis
circa 1970. 77" x 44 1/2". $3500 / OBO
#3059 SC (shown above)
Square piano by Christopher
Ganer, London, circa 1785. FF - f''', 61 notes. A very
nicely built early square piano; very little case distortion with a well
preserved keyboard and completely original hammers, dampers, soundboard and
tuning pins. Mahogany case
with darker inlaid stringing. Keywell contains a clear inscription
from this well known English maker; completely
restrung in soft (Rose) wire. The stand is not original, but is very appropriate
to the instrument. Includes a removable secondary soundboard which makes a slight
but noticeable difference in the tone. Includes tuning and maintenance guide
in PDF format. Further technical details available on request. $12,500
#2996 TX (shown above)
Sold
Antique clavichord, probably
Austrian / German, C - f''', 54
notes, double fretted beginning at d#; described in the Morris Steinert
Collection catalog as follows: "No.3. - Clavichord, 4 1/2 octaves.
'Gebunden.' Case in rococo style. In white enamel and gold, latter part of the
17th century..." The lid painting and stand are 19th century additions;
detail of soundboard.
The instrument seems typical of an 18th century northern European instrument;
detail of case bottom;
reverse keyboard of ebony and ivory, carved key levers. $14,000
#3074 MT (shown above)
John Broadwood & Sons
grand piano, 1856, #18807; 6 octaves, CC- c'''', beautiful rosewood case,
nicely turned and detailed
legs; 8' long x 52.5" wide; recent regulation includes detail
of action; triple strung in the alto and treble; two pedals, sostenuto and
una corda. $14,900 OBO
#3296 OH
AUDIO 1
AUDIO 2
AUDIO 3
AUDIO 4
Antique John Broadwood square
fortepiano, London, 1816. 5
1/2 octaves, FF - c'''' (68 notes), with Sordino stop. Case
of English black walnut, Honduras mahogonay, rosewood and satinwood with brass
inlays. New French polish
finish on case; the instrument is in
perfect playing condition, completely
restored by Phillip Cucchiara, 1997-98. Antique velvet bench
included. $15,000
#3267 MA AUDIO
Broadwood parlor grand; AAA-a’’’’
85 notes, 7 octaves plus one; serial #5418, described by Broadwood as a
“Drawing Room Grand Pianoforte in a Rosewood case,” completed in
1865 in their “Horseferry Road workshops, Westminster, London.”
The instrument has been
professionally restored by Tim Hamilton. Documentation from John Broadwood
& Sons is available. Approx. 94” long; in excellent playing condition
and has been played by professional pianists at house concerts; tuned by Tim
Hamilton in 2011. The instrument is not in need of any repairs or adjustments
at this time. $16,000
#2935 CAN (shown above)
Concert Grand by Erard, London,
1867. This Victorian-period piano is a fine antique in superb
condition inside and out; Brazilian rosewood, maple veneered keywell, blacked
composite cast-iron frame; keyboard compass is AAA
- a'''', 85 notes; scrupulous repairs and adjustments over the past fifteen
years from distinguished piano restorer Marinus van Prattenburg, including new
correctly-sized, English custom-made hammer heads, new stringing and re-finishing
in the 1990's. Erard action is all original, a rare example of the historically
important double-escapement action pioneered by this maker; straight-strung,
with a cast iron plate mortised into the case, giving it a unique period sound
and appearance. Case interior
in figured maple, beautifully turned legs and carved details; ivory keyboard,
original tuning pins, very stable. $18,000 Canadian.
#3284 HCH
Double by Arnold Dolmetsch
for Chickering, Boston. Instrument #16, built 1907 .
8', 8', 4', peau de buffle, buff stop on either 8'; FF
- f''' 61 notes, non transposing. Length 94", width 38". One of
only 13 doubles that Dolmetsch built during his association with Chickering,
this instrument has been carefully
restored to playing condition and has
also been given a tasteful and restrained cosmetic restoration. This is
a beautiful example of Arnold Dometsch’s groundbreaking work, for the
collector of rare historical instruments. $25,000
#3101 CAN (shown
above)
John Broadwood & Sons
grand piano, 1847. 6 1/2 octaves, CC
- g"". Ivory keyboard, eighty notes. Beautiful sound. Excellent
controllable action. Fully
restored in 1994 with authentic materials. Brazilian
Rosewood case with original
French polish finish. Elaborate gadroon edging around the lid, and carvings
at the keyboard sides and legs. Often referred to as the Chopin
Model, this is a copy of the piano which the Broadwood company loaned to
Chopin when he visited London in 1848, now on permanent loan to the Cobbe Collection
of Musical Instruments in the UK. Length: 97" or 2.46 mtr. Serial # 16435,
AD 1847. Excellent overall
condition. $ 27,000 CAN
#2887 VA (shown above) AUDIO
Fortepiano by Erard, London,
1852, serial #2995; 7 octaves, 85
notes; tuned to A=435; Ivory and ebony keys in excellent condition; Brazilian
rosewood case very good condition. 8” 4’ long, restored by Ed
Swenson in 2000. Restoration included restoration
of original French polish, restringing with modern tuning pins, string plate
and braces restored, soundboard
cleaned and restored, original hammers recovered by Desfougeres in Paris,
original knuckles releathered also by Desfougeres. This instrument has a rich,
clear tone and a responsive and reliable action; detail
of pedal lyre and leg. CD recording available. $35,000
#2571 NC (shown above)
Antique fortepiano labeled
"Richter & Bechman, Copenhavn" built circa 1815-1820. 73
notes FF-f'''' Probably an anonymous Viennese export piano furnished with
the dealer's name, this is an exquisite example, in mint condition of the Biedermeier
/ early Empire style. Case
of mahagony with ornate engraved inlays in boxwood. Built for a Southern
Swedish noble family. Naturals of cow bone, sharps with tops of ebony on fruitwood.
Triple strung throughout, with una corda (goes to one string), bassoon FF-c,
single/double moderator, damper and Janissary
action, operated by four pedals and two knee
levers. This instrument has hardly been touched or used. Alterations: 19
modern bass tuning pins. Several spots of damage to the veneer. Original music
desk included. $47,500.
Previous Offerings
now sold:
English
Bentside Spinet, 1731 by Krickhof
English Bentside Spinet
by Keene n.d.
Semi-grand piano,
1839 by John Broadwood.
Italian Harpsichord, maker
unknown, circa 1650 - 1720
Bentside Spinet by
Longman
& Broderip, 1785
Single manual harpsichord
by Jacob
Kirkman 1760
Single manual harpsichord
by Vincenzo
Sodi 1780
#2063 MA - Fortepiano by
John Broadwood, 1800.
#2235 TX - Square piano
by John Broadwood, 1804
#2556 Fortepiano my John
Broadwood, 1795
#2857 Fortepiano by Carlo
Arnoldi, late 1780's
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