Objekt 8
Square piano, Basel, 1790
Description
Johann Jacob Brosy was baptized on 25 June 1748. He made spinets, clavichords and later also upright pianos. He also looked after instruments in private households in Basel and the organs in the city. Invoice documents in the Basel City State Archives testify that he also occasionally had to repair Schweickart's commode-shaped organ in the house of Peter Ochs.
Object description
Johann Jacob Brosy (1748-1816)
Basel, 1790, dated
Range F1-f3; bounce action; upper damping
two knee levers: split damper lift
one hand pull: moderator
lnv. no. 1909.416.