Square Piano
A mahogany and satinwood piano made in York by Thomas Haxby, numbered 325 and dated May 1792.
Square Piano
Square piano: detail
This type of piano, with only 4 ˝ octaves, was ideal for home entertainment in the saloon of a country house.
Haxby was a highly talented Songman at York Minster and prolific instrument maker. His square pianos were owned by renowned composers like William Mason and Thomas Arne and he continually experimented with ways to improve the instrument. Our model incorporates a novel ‘swell’ mechanism which uses a series of levers and pushers linked to a pedal, to allow the sound to increase.
Haxby was a highly talented Songman at York Minster and prolific instrument maker. His square pianos were owned by renowned composers like William Mason and Thomas Arne and he continually experimented with ways to improve the instrument. Our model incorporates a novel ‘swell’ mechanism which uses a series of levers and pushers linked to a pedal, to allow the sound to increase.
This object is located in the Saloon
It is categorised as Furniture
This page was last updated on 10 April 2007