1845 John Broadwood Grand Piano, Played by Chopin
When Chopin was forced to flee France and take refuge in England in the spring of 1848, he accepted the offer to use what was then the largest grand piano made by Broadwood & Sons. Before he [...]
1834 Nunns, Clark & Co. “Unichord” Square Piano
This piano, from the firm of Robert Nunns, Clark and Co., was built in early 1834 and shipped into South Carolina through Charleston by the dealers Deming and Bulkley. It was bought by Austin [...]
1784 Stein Grand Piano
Among the great piano builders in history, the name of Johann Stein ranks among the most important. During the 1770s, Stein departed from building organs and clavichords to experimenting [...]
1660 Anonymous Italian Harpsichord
This instrument also features the inner-outer construction as with the Baffo virginals, with an outer case painted dark green and a large lock on the cheek, which are thought to be contemporary [...]
1769 Pascal Taskin Double-Manual Harpsichord
Among the finest harpsichords in the world and recorded many times, this Taskin was the former property of Mlle Guerville, Paris. It was restored in the mid-twentieth century when the keyboards, [...]
Queen Charlotte’s 1761 Jacob Kirkman Double-Manual Harpsichord
According to Sheridan Germann, “No more magnificent British harpsichord survives than this 1761 Jacob Kirkman, which was formerly Queen Charlotte’s (the wedding present from King George III)…” [...]
