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F. BEALE & CO.. Upright Harp Piano

Upright Harp Piano. Artist: F. Beale & Co.. Culture: British. Dimensions: Height: 77 3/16 in. (196 cm)
Width (Parallel to keyboard, excluding handles): 53 9/16 in. (136.1 cm)
Depth (perpendicular to keyboard): 29 5/16 in. (74.5 cm). Date: 1843.
The short-lived Euphonicon (from Greek, "sweet-toned") was patented by John Stewart in 1841 and manufactured under his supervision. Hand-painted designs and gilded brackets soften the industrial aspect of the solid iron frame. The Macassar ebony case encloses 3 soundboxes that replace a normal sound board. Tuning is by means of screw-threaded rods reached by a long wrench. The 82 double-strung notes are sounded by soft, felted hammers; the top 23 notes lack dampers and vibrate sympathetically. Damper and una corda pedals modify the tone. Decorated on all sides, the Euphonicon can be free-standing. Delicate scrollwork and carving belie its great weight. Similar harp-pianos (so called because of the exposed strings) were popular in America around 1860.

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Author:

F. BEALE & CO.

Title:

Upright Harp Piano

Caption:

Upright Harp Piano. Artist: F. Beale & Co.. Culture: British. Dimensions: Height: 77 3/16 in. (196 cm) Width (Parallel to keyboard, excluding handles): 53 9/16 in. (136.1 cm) Depth (perpendicular to keyboard): 29 5/16 in. (74.5 cm). Date: 1843. The short-lived Euphonicon (from Greek, "sweet-toned") was patented by John Stewart in 1841 and manufactured under his supervision. Hand-painted designs and gilded brackets soften the industrial aspect of the solid iron frame. The Macassar ebony case encloses 3 soundboxes that replace a normal sound board. Tuning is by means of screw-threaded rods reached by a long wrench. The 82 double-strung notes are sounded by soft, felted hammers; the top 23 notes lack dampers and vibrate sympathetically. Damper and una corda pedals modify the tone. Decorated on all sides, the Euphonicon can be free-standing. Delicate scrollwork and carving belie its great weight. Similar harp-pianos (so called because of the exposed strings) were popular in America around 1860.

Technique/material:

Mahogany, paint, gilding, cast iron, paint, silk, ivory, ebony, glaze

Museum:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Credit:

Album

Releases:

? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size:

3201 x 4094 px | 37.5 MB

Print size:

27.1 x 34.7 cm | 10.7 x 13.6 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ANATOMY: BONES • BONE • CAST IRON • CHORDOPHONE-ZITHER-STRUCK-PIANO • CHORDOPHONES • EBONY • ENGLAND • EUROPE • F. BEALE & CO. • GILT • GLAZE • HARPS • IRON (METAL) • IRON ALLOY • IRON AND IRON ALLOY • IRON • IVORY • LONDON • LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM • MAHOGANY • MAHOGANY, PAINT, GILDING, CAST IRON, PAINT, SILK, IVORY, EBONY, GLAZE • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • MUSIC INSTRUMENTS • MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS • MUSICAL_INSTRUMENTS • PIANOS • SILK • TEXTILES: SILK • UNITED KINGDOM • WOOD • ZITHERS