Historical piano collection 2011
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Inventory number 27
Johann Gottlieb Imler
Leipzig 1842
Square piano
Manufacturer’s label:
J. G. Imler
Inhaber der Königl. Sächs. kleinen &
großen goldenen Preismedaille (recipient
of Royal Saxony small and large gold prize
medals)
Leipzig
Case:
Mahogany veneer,
solid wood lid,
keyboard area palisander veneer.
Body measurements: 178 x 82 = W x D.
Keyboard:
Extent C
1
- g
4
.
Lower keys ivory,
upper keys ebony.
Action:
Vienna action,
hammerheads covered with leather,
lever damper with upper quills.
Switching system:
Lyra with two pedals:
$ Forte
$ Moderator
Bought restored in 1991 by H. J. Schnoor,
church musician und harpsichordist,
Neumünster.
The instrument originally comes from the
Lübeck Music Conservatory.
Restored 1989 by Peter Zehmisch,
Hamburg, and Gerd Sühring, Aukrug.
Square Pianos
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