STEINWAY & SONS CONCERT GRAND, NEW YORK, 1881

This rare concert grand is designed by C.F. Theodore Steinway. It has one of the earliest bent-rim cases, overstrung full cupola plate, 17 note  bass section, curved bass bridge, return bridge (notes 18-23) and front duplex.  
Steinway & Sons nr. 44477 corresponds in the Steinway records to a “Centennial Grand” model D Rosewood with pillar legs, completed on February 10th 1881, shipped for an exhibition to Frankfurt am Main on March 9th 1881 to C.F. Theodore Steinway on December 31 1881.  

Technical data:

• Inscription: Steinway & Sons Patent Grand New York
• Compass: 7 ¼ octavs (AAA-c’’’’’)
• Keyboard: naturals in ivory, sharps in ebony
• Pedals: 3, controlling keyboard shift, sostenuto, dampers
• Dimensions: L 272 cm / W 148 cm
• Serial number: 44477
• Chris Maene Collection number: CM 53 501
• Condition: restored to concert level Chris Maene workshop Ruiselede 2021
• Location: 3 - Museum headquarters "Piano's Maene" Ruiselede