BATHM · 1983.12
Grand pianoforte
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Description
Yew wood with keys of ebony and bone veneer. This instrument is one of only four fortepianos by the celebrated Viennese makers Johann and Wenzel Schantz known to survive. The composer Joseph Haydn bought a fortepiano from them in 1788 and in his letters stressed that if his music was to be played properly, it should be on a Schantz instrument.