Nameboard: Top half internally concave with 145mm x 36mm name label
in gilt lettering on dark background stating:
“Royal Letters Patent/GRANTED/1811 1820 1826 1828 1842/
Robert Wornum & Sons/: MUSICHALL/Store Street, Bedford Square/LONDON”
: bottom half vertical with centrally-placed 220mm x 120mm
name label in inlaid old English lettering stating:
“Robt Wornum & Sons”
Numbers: ‘10511’ punched into top surface of action in three places
to the Right, on one of which accompanied by letters ‘CWA’.
“1051?2” to R of “10532”(struck through) punched into rear surface of top of pedal lyre, indicating original number incorrect, obliterated and replaced
by fresh number, also partly incorrect, which is then partly
corrected ‘1084’ punched into top surface of action, adjhacent to
one of the ‘10511’ punchings.
Compass: 6 2/3 octaves, CC to a4
Keyboard: ivory naturals,ebony sharps
Pitch: A415Hz
Tuning: equal tempered
Action: Wornum’s patent downstriking action
Hammer coverings: felt
Strings:
- CC-c (25 notes) bichord iron overwound with copper to bass bridge
- c#-a4 (57 notes) bichord iron to treble bridge
Pedals: two large timber pedals (L una chorda, R damper lift)
Handstops: three inside L side of case; treble damper lift,bass damper lift, hinged to bass of timber lyre
Frame : full timber
Case: English rosewood
Music desk: heavily fretted, adjustable and removeable
Lid: external: as for case; internal: plain mahogany
Legs: three tapered octagonal rosewood legs, circular capitals and bases, the latter with brass castors
Dimensions(mm): 2020l x1310w x320h (case) 540l including castors (legs)
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