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English: A Model C Parlor Grand Piano (1886) from the United States on exhibit in the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix.
Model C parlor grand piano
Astoria, New York, USA, 1886
Steinway & Sons, maker
One of the last early-style Model Cs
built before extensive redesign; its
expressive key action is wholly original
and in perfect condition.
Gift of J. Bruce Tminello and Lawrence E. Kirchner
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Completed on June 22, 1887, this piano was built in an era when Steinway &Sons was advancing the design of the modern American grand piano.
The piano was a highly popular
instrument in the late nineteenth
century, and Steinway & Sons
offered a diverse range of models
to suit any setting. At over seven
feet long, the rare Model C was
considered a "parlor grand" and
was the second-largest Steinway
piano, offering professional tone
and power in a size to suit smaller
concert halls or large private homes.
Before restoration at the Steinway
factory, this piano remained in
the parlor of the same home in
St. Paul, Minnesota, for ever one
hundred years. It features an 85-
note keyboard and retains its
original ivory and ebony keys.
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