Eddy Collection Pianos
The G. Norman and Ruth G. Eddy Collection of Musical Instruments
This information is from a draft for a catalog of the Eddy instruments at Duke.
405. PIANO, square.
"Johannes Broadwood Londini fecit 1791 Patent / Great Pulteney Street Golden Square" on nameboard.Printed slip varnished inside case at left back:Left side:"If any of the Dampers should rat?tle, put / a little Oil on the Center.And if any Ham- / mers should stick, press the Pin that guides / it on one Side or the other till it plays free."Right side:"Si quelque Etouffoir fait du bruit, laissez / couler une goutte d'huile sur le Centre.Et si / quelque Marteau s'arrète, pous?sez la Cheville / qui le guide d'un côt ou de l'autre, jusqu'à / ce qu'il soit libre."
Serial number:1648, at treble end of bridge (preceded by a very fancy "N" that merges over into the 6 of the number).
Date:1791, shown on nameboard.
406. PIANO, square.
"Casper Katholnik / in Wien" in ceramic plaque, with brass rim, on nameboard."ROBERT E. SMITH / fortepiano maker / BOSTON 1983" on printed slip glued to back of nameboard.
Date:1802-1805.
407. GRAND PIANO.
"Muzio Clementi & Co / Cheapside, London" on nameboard."Inshow" (?) in pencil on back of hammer-rest rail."16" and an illegible name on key-bed."HN" on pin block."OA" on pin block at left of tuningpins.Illegible signature in brown ink on left of pin block.Printed slip glued on back of nameboard:"RESTORED BY / Robert E. Smith / BOSTON: 1976."
Serial number:710 on frame behind nameboard.
Date:c. 1805-10.
408. CABINET GRAND PIANO.
"Patent / William Stodart / Maker to Their Majesties & Royal Fami?ly / Golden Square, London" on nameboard."HN" on key d1."VI" on hammer rail."A. REID" in single stamp on right of action frame."H. Nice" (or Niel or Niu) in pencil on left side of top key."Steffens / No 17" on back of cornice.Printed slip, "RES?TORED BY / Robert E. Smith / BOSTON, 1978," glued to back of name?board.
Date:c. 1810.
409. PIANO,square.
"New Patent / Muzio Clementi & Co. / Cheapside, London" on name?board."HN" on key g1."NIEBUHR" stamped in back of nameboard."1675" in pen?cil on back of nameboard."OA" stamped in brace at left inside case, near hitch-pin plate.
Serial number:7454, on brace at left inside case.
Date:c. 1810-15.
410. PIANO, square.
"ANDRÉ STEIN / d'Augsbourg / à / VIENNE" in plaque on nameboard."399" printed on orange slip of paper below bottom keys on key-frame.
Serial number:544, printed on orange slip of paper glued to bot?tom of case, in pencil on key-guide rail, on bottom of damper rail.
Date:1810-15.
411. PIANO, square.
"A. Babcock / Boston" on brass plate on nameboard."406 M. Clark" in pencil twice on front of key-frame."M. Clark" in pencil on right of key-frame.
Serial number:406, on pillar behind nameboard, on key d2, on key-bed, in pencil on case bottom inside, on right of key-frame.
Date:late 1820s.
412. PIANO, square.
"MADE BY / A. Babcock / for R. Mackay / Boston" on brass plaque inlaid into name?board."L. Babcock" in pencil on front of upper and lower sec?tions of key-frame and on bot?tom frame of both sec?tions."22" in pencil on bottom frame of both sections."HN" on a1 key."Agnes W. Claflin" on paper sticker inside right drawer.
Serial number:175 stamped on pillar behind nameboard, on d1 and a3 keys, on tops of 3 dra?wers in front of case, on key-bed, on both sections of key-frame, in pencil on key-bed and, with "L. Bab?cock," on front of both sections of key-frame.
Date:1824-26.
413. PIANO, square.
"PATENT / Clementi and CompyLondon" on nameboard."HY LAWSON" on string-plate brace."HN" on key d1."127" on pillar behind name?board."April 23, 1857" (?) in pencil on side of key d1."2284[1?]" on string-plate brace (last number illegible).
Serial number:16202, on string-plate brace.
Date:1825-30?
414. PIANO, square.
"J. CHICKERING / Boston" on brass plaque inserted into nameboard."127,004" painted on brace at left inside case, near serial num?ber.
Serial number:1124 stamped inside case near tuning pins on left, on key-bed in front, on front frame behind nameboard.
Date:c. 1832.
415. PIANO, small upright.
"Mehl / FACTEUR de PIANOS / 8 Rue Nve St. Gilles. an Marais / PARIS" on right and left of fallboard (two identical in?scrip?tions)."102" in pencil on damper-pedal rod and on upper damper-rail pusher."Hemlach" in pencil on underside of key-bed and on back of front panel."Melh" (sic) in pencil on back of front panel.
Date:c. 1840.
416. PIANO, square.
"New Patent / Muzio Clementi & Co./ Cheapside, London" on nameboard."3605 stamped in bottom (back right corner)."173" stamped in back of nameboard (top center; "1" stamped upside down)."12821" penned top rear of wrest plank.
Serial number:10468 stamped on top of panel to left of keyboard and into back (left end).
Date:c. 1817.
417. PIANO PLAYER(Vorsetzer type).
"Cecilian" painted on nameboard."Cecilian / TEMPO INDICATOR / FAR?RAND ORGAN CO. DETROIT, MICH. U.S.A." on plaque inside case at controls in front."FARRAND / ORGAN COMPANY / DETROIT, U.S.A." in decal in back be?low keys."[CE]CILIAN / 8258 (in red) / PATENTED / [list of 16 pa?tent dates from Oct. 1, 1901, to July 12, 1904] / INSPECTED BY Willard Ha?tha?way (signature)" on paper slip tacked inside case on mecha?nism frame in front.
Serial number:8258, printed in red on paper slip tacked inside case in front.
Date:after 1904.