CLEMENTI & CO UPRIGHT GRAND , LONDON, 1810
This upright grand piano is a grand piano with the strings, soundboard and frame assembly rotated up to the vertical. The strings are of similar length and the tone could be as good as that of a horizontal grand.
Technical data:
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Inscription:
Clementi & Co, Cheapside, London
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Compass:
5,5 octaves (FF-c'''')
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Keyboard:
naturals in ivory, sharps in ebony
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Pedals:
2: keyboard shift - controling dampers
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Dimensions:
W 110 cm / D 58 cm / H 254 cm
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Case:
mahogany case inlaid with ebony lines and ormula decoration
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Serial number:
866
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Literature:
"The Colt Clavier Collection Golden Jubilee 1944-1981", p. 31, (112) U420C
C.F. COLT & A. MIALL, "The Early Piano", ill. P. 62
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Chris Maene Collection number:
CM 35 329
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Location:
2 - Museum "Chris Maene Collection" Ruiselede