Beautiful rosewood square piano with mother-of-pearl inlay

Key covering: All original ivory in excellent condition with boxwood fronts and ebony sharps.

Cabinet: Rosewood with excellent original finish, Octagon curved tapered legs, cut out music rack, has mother-of-pearl inlay and painting on one piece name board - very intricate

Dimensions: 76" wide, 36 ½ " in depth, and 38 " tall

Action: Typical square action. Has overhead dampers in rack, but a little different than most. Cheek blocks glued to top and bottom keys. In very good restorable condition

To be restored: Excellent original appearance, an internal restoration would put this instrument in very good playing condition, and it would represent a typical 1850's sound. Has very impressive look with the mother-of-pearl. Has black cast iron plate with hand painted flowers and other decorations and, it has a one piece bass bridge.

Haines Bros. Square Piano

Date: Ca. 1845 - 1850

Serial #: 578

Keyboard compass: 73 note 6 octave