• Serial No: 881?
  • 1830 Upright (cabinet) pianoforte destroyed by fire at the Henry Ford Museum in 1970. Catalog No. 30.1953.3
  • Makers: J. Chickering; Boston MA
  • Action: Over-damped upright action.
  • Stops: 2 pedals: forte and una corda
  • Range: FF-f4 73 Keys (six octaves)
  • Stringing: Wrest plank with tuning pins located at top, hitch pin block located at bottom of instrument
  • Framing: .Oak frame, pine soundboard
  • Case: Walnut case in Empire styling, rosewood framing around keyboard, fabric panel covering upper front portion of instrument, brass medallions top and bottom of case..
  • Height: 72 inches; Width: 45.00 inches; Depth: 25 inches
  • Fallboard Inscription: J. Chickering, Maker, Boston
  • Information Source: Jeanine Head Miller,Henry Ford Museum & Darcy Kuronen, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.