Albrecht Square Piano: Museum Object and Cultural History
Albrecht Square Piano: date made: 1830 - 1835. maker: Albrecht, Christian Friedrich Ludwig. Object Name: piano.
The object in the museum catalogue
This square piano was made by Christian Friedrich Ludwig Albrecht in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania around 1832. It is assumed that he had been trained as a piano maker in Germany, but nothing is known of his training there. C.F.L. Albrecht also was trained as a cabinetmaker and apparently improved his income from the piano trade by cabinetry. This piano has a compass of FF-f4, an English double action, felt (?) hammers, double-strings throughout, first 10 notes are wound brass, the next 9 are brass, the rest are iron, 1 pedal (attached to the center post): dampers, wood frame, and a mahogany or rosewood case with ornamental metal moldings.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1830 - 1835
- maker: Albrecht, Christian Friedrich Ludwig
- Object Name: piano
- Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- ID Number: MI.314525
- catalog number: 314525
- accession number: 65118
- Credit Line: Gift of Hugo Worch
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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