General Information

Serial #

97741

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD (MAHOGANY ?) BODY/ BRASS AND OTHER METAL FITTINGS/ IVORY & EBONY KEYBOARD/ FELT PADS/ VINYL GEAR COVERS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

171.0 cm

Width

144.0 cm

Height

100.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Music

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

KNABE

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Maryland

City

Baltimore

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

CIRCA 1924 ++

Canada

BELIEVED TO HAVE COME ORIGINALLY FROM RIDEAU HALL, OTTAWA.

Function

Unknown

Technical

AMPICO MARKETED THE "REPRODUCING PIANO" WHICH THEY CLAIMED COULD REPRODUCE EVERY NUANCE OF A PERFORMANCE INCLUDING THE DYNAMIC RANGE [REF 3]. The process of recording dynamics on the Ampico piano roll was described in an illustrated article in Scientific American (November 1927), pp. 422-423.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'WM. KNABE & CO.' APPEARS IN GOLD PRINT ON FRONT CENTRE OF FALLBOARD/ 'THE AMPICO' APPEARS IN GOLD PRINT ON LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF FALLBOARD/ MFR MARKINGS,PIANO SN APPEAR INSIDE PIANO BODY ON WORKS BED

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

BODY STAINED AND LACQUERED A DARK BROWN/ IVORY & EBONY KEYBOARD/ YELLOW BRASS FITTINGS/ MFR MARKINGS APPEAR IN GOLD PRINT

Decoration

N/A