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The Crosby Brown collection of musical instruments of all nations ; catalogue of keyboard instruments, prepared under the direction and issued with the authorization of the donor. Galleries 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, central cases, 1903
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1No. 2858
2Gallery 29—Central Case
4PIANO. Compass, five octaves and a fifth—F to C. Oblong mahogany case with inlaid lines. Keys ivory naturals with black sharps. Bi-cord throughout, the eight lower bass notes over-spun. Originally furnished with a forte pedal raising the dampers. U. S. A. c. 1800. Maker, Benjamin Crehore, Boston.
6Length, 5 feet 6½ inches. Width, 1 foot 11¼ inches. Height, 2 feet 9½ inches.
8Benjamin Crehore was born in Milton, Mass., where he died in 1819. He was the first to make pianos in Boston, about 1798-1800. The date of his earliest piano is not known, but in 1791 he had already acquired a reputation in Boston, New York and Philadelphia, as a maker of violins and other instruments.
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