listed in Clinkscle: I.69.19
partial restoration by David Winston, Cranbrook Kent
Description
Nameboard: blonde wood with ??? rounding band of simple stringing, cloth-lined fretwork panels at each end, central jointed oval frame name label, garlanded with floral ??? to either side. incribed in gold on black background “New Patent / Muzio Clementi & Co / Cheapside, London”with arabeques
Number: 6244 stamped on L case frame
Nameboard: fretted blonde wood with makers name in gold on black unpainted label embellished iwht swags and flowers
Compass: 5 1/2 octaves, F-c
Keyboard materials: ridged ivory naturals, ebony sharps
Pitch: A415Hz
Tuning: equal tempered
Action: simple upstriking English square action
Hammer Coverings: leather
Bridge: single
Srings:
- CC-GG# (12 notes) bichord winding over iron core
- F-e (12 notes) bichord brass
- f-c4 (44 notes) bichord iron
Dampers: “mopstick” cloth overdampers
Wrestpins: R inside case
Hitchpins: L rear frame
Pedal: one (damper lift) centralling suspended from base of instrument at rear
Frame: timber
Case: mahogany with double strips of tunbridge stringing
Case Lid: external as for case, internal plain mahogany
Keyboard lid hinged to fallboard: mahogany as for case, fallboard with central “Prince of Wales”medallion above keynote
Music desk: downfolding, attached to inner side of nameboard
Stand: “French frame””with “Prince of Wales medallions at front and sides
Legs: four slightly tapered circular section legs attached to “French” frame
Dimensions(mm): 1675w x 583d x 225h (ex lid)
Repertoire: Field, Clementi
Provenance: purchased David Winston, Cranbrook, Kent
Condition category : II
Rectification required: full regulation
Concert dates: none
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