方形钢琴 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	方形钢琴
品名（英）	Square Piano
入馆年号	1889年，89.2.185
策展部门	乐器（Musical Instruments）
创作者	Charles Albrecht【1759 至 1848】【德国人】
创作年份	公元 1791 - 公元 1798
创作地区	美国, 宾夕法尼亚, 费城（United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia）
分类	齐瑟敲击钢琴（Chordophone-Zither-struck-piano）
尺寸	Case length (perpendicular to keyboard): 56.5 厘米 (22-1/4 英寸) 宽 parallel to keyboard: 159.5 厘米 (62-15/16 英寸) Case Depth not 包含 stand, w/o lid: 23.6 厘米 (9-5/16 英寸) Total 高: 81 厘米(31-7/8 英寸)
介绍（中）	查尔斯·阿尔布雷希特（Charles Albrecht）是一位德国移民，他是美国最早的钢琴制造者之一，可能于1785年10月抵达费城，并于1791年在费城积极制造乐器。据了解，阿尔布雷希特的20多种乐器幸存下来这个编号为24的例子有一个长方形的箱子，箱子上有桃花心木饰面板，箱子上放着四个方形锥形腿，每个腿的上角都有黄铜徽章。名牌用浅色木材贴面，周围用彩绘花环装饰着制造商的名字。键盘左侧的井中有一个单手挡，它被激活以移除琴弦上的减震器技术说明：矩形表壳，红木饰面板，通过几何镶嵌与对比边框隔开，位于单独的支架上，4个方形锥形腿，上角有黄铜徽章；在制造商的名字周围用浅色木材装饰的名牌，上面有彩绘的花环；指南针FF-f3（61键），象牙色自然琴，带模制正面，乌木意外块；键盘升降减震器左侧的井内有1个手动挡；未穿孔的调音针，旁边有音符名称，插入在对角穿过响板的凸起面板中；英制双动，带短中间杠杆，无擒纵机构；头顶减震器臂铰接在倾斜面板上，以防后倾，通过木栓抵抗套筒弹簧的压力而升高；全程双线，最低12个音符。（L.Libin，1976年10月6日）
介绍（英）	Charles Albrecht, a German immigrant, was one of the earliest known piano makers in this country probably arrived in October of 1785 and is known to have been actively building instruments by 1791 in Philadelphia. More than twenty instruments by Albrecht are known to survive. This example, serial number 24, has a rectangular case with mahogany veneer panels and sist on a stand with four square tapered legs each of which has brass medallions on the upper corners. The nameboard is veneered with light wood decorated around maker's name with painted floral garland. A single handstop is located in the well to the left of the keyboard and is activated to remove the dampers from the strings. Technical description: Rectangular case with mahogany veneer panels separated from contrasting border by geometric inlays, on separate stand with 4 square tapered legs having brass medallions at upper corners; nameboard veneered with light wood decorated around maker's name with painted floral garland; compass FF-f3 (61 keys), ivory naturals with molded fronts, ebony accidental blocks; 1 handstop in well to left of keyboard raising dampers; unpierced tuning pins with note names alongside, inserted in raised panel running diagonally across soundboard; English double action with short intermediate lever, no escapement; overhead damper arms hinged to tilting panel in case back, raised by wood pegs against pressure of quill springs; double-strung throughout, lowest 12 notes wound. (L. Libin 6 Oct. 76)