CC Compass Broadwood 1812 - Sold
This fine Regency Broadwood is one of the first to introduce the six-octave compass descending to CC - the same as many English grands of the period. It is in much better condition than most; we see in the picture above that the pedal is present.
The number 15,328 indicates a date of 1812. The arrangement of the wrestpins, with those for the treble notes transferred to the right-hand end, was first introduced in this model in this year; for a few years around 1820 it was extended to the standard 5½-octave instruments
The strings are replacements, and mostly look good.
The image at left shows that the treble portion of the bridge has been expertly restored.
SOLD
10/23
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