方形钢琴 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	方形钢琴
品名（英）	Square Piano
入馆年号	2001年，2001.364a, b
策展部门	乐器（Musical Instruments）
创作者	Babcock, Appleton and Babcock【美国人】
创作年份	公元 1800 - 公元 1825
创作地区	美国, 马萨诸塞州, 波士顿（United States, Massachusetts, Boston）
分类	齐瑟敲击钢琴（Chordophone-Zither-struck-piano）
尺寸	整体: 19.7 x 170.8 x 61厘米 (7 3/4 x 67 1/4 x 24英寸); Stand: 高 96.9 厘米 (27-1/2 英寸); Stool: 高 53 厘米 (20-7/8 英寸), Greatest 宽: 36.5 厘米 (14-3/8 英寸)
介绍（中）	阿尔菲斯·巴布科克（Alpheus Babcock）是波士顿的钢琴制造商，后来搬到了费城。他最著名的是他为他的方形钢琴发明了铸铁框架，并于 1825 年获得了专利。铸铁框架将成为所有类型和尺寸的钢琴的标准。阿尔菲斯于1809年与他的兄弟刘易斯一起建立了他的第一家公司。1811年，他与建筑商托马斯·阿普尔顿（Thomas Appleton）合作，后者以其管风琴而闻名，其中包括1830年的一个例子，也被大都会博物馆收藏。这个美丽的例子来自巴布科克兄弟与阿普尔顿合作的时期，早于铸铁框架的发明。技术描述：这款方形钢琴有一个长方形的琴身，带有染色的桃花心木贴面和六个旋入式簧片腿，四个在前面，两个在后面。键盘在乐器中心的左侧，指南针是五个半八度（FF-c4），带有象牙色的天然键和乌木意外。键盘下方的三个抽屉（较大的弯曲抽屉两侧各有 2 个小抽屉）有花环、黄铜支架和拉手。一个踏板离开了所有的阻尼器。在铭牌的中央写着"Babcock， Appleton， & Babcock / Boston"，两侧各有一个聚宝盆。铭牌的末端是花卉镂空设计。盖子由连接到折叠音乐桌的单个道具杆支撑。
介绍（英）	Alpheus Babcock was a Boston piano maker who later moved to Philadelphia. He is most famous for his invention of a cast iron frame for his square piano, which he patented in 1825. The cast iron frame would become the standard for pianos of all types and sizes. Alpheus established his first company in 1809 along with his brother Lewis. In 1811, he partnered with the builder Thomas Appleton, who is best known for his pipe organs, including an example from 1830 that is also in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum. This beautiful example comes from the period of the partnership of the Babcock brothers with Appleton, predating the invention of the cast iron frame. Technical description: This square piano has a rectangular body with stained mahogany veneer and six screw-on reeded legs, four in the front and two in the rear. The keyboard is to the left of the center of the instrument and there are the compass is five and a half octaves (FF-c4) with ivory topped natural keys and ebony accidentals. Three drawers (2 small ones on either side of a larger in-curved drawer) below the keyboard have floral wreath, brass mounts and pulls. A single pedal lefts all of the dampers. In the center of the nameboard is written "Babcock, Appleton, & Babcock / Boston" with a cornucopia on either side. At the ends of the nameboard are floral openwork designs. The lid is supported by a single prop stick that is connected to the folding music desk.