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	1966年，66.82
策展部门	乐器（Musical Instruments）
创作者	Alpheus Babcock【1785 至 1842】【美国人】
创作年份	公元 1822 - 公元 1824
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	Case 长: (perpendicular to keyboard); 66 厘米 (26 英寸); Case 宽 (parallel to keyboard); 169.3 厘米 (66-3/4 英寸); Case 深 without lid: 25.6 厘米 (10-1/8 英寸); Total 高 86.7 厘米 (34-1/8 英寸) Case w/o legs: 27 厘米 (legs are removed)
介绍（中）	阿尔菲斯·巴布科克（Alpheus Babcock）是波士顿的钢琴制造商，最著名的是他发明了方形钢琴的铸铁框架，他在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，刘易斯于1814年去世。在接下来的几十年里，巴布科克有几次商业伙伴关系和安排，包括与建筑商托马斯·阿普尔顿（Thomas Appleton）的合作，后者后来因其管风琴而闻名（包括1830年在博物馆的一个例子）。这些商业伙伴关系中包括麦凯家族的成员，包括乔治（G.麦凯的名字从1822年开始出现在巴布科克钢琴上，直到1824年去世。技术描述：带圆角的矩形表壳，围绕较大的桃花心木面板的桃花心木条纹，名牌饰面为红木，带有镂空面板和镶嵌黄铜条纹，木屑盖涂成绿色，带有黑色和镀金边框，带黄铜脚轮的转弯和重芦苇桃花心木腿，第五条腿支撑阻尼踏板; 指南针：FF-c4（68键），象牙色天然，模制正面，乌木意外;1个减震踏板;沿脊柱的长方形穿孔和未穿孔的调音销;英式双动，带中间杠杆和带调节螺钉的擒纵机构;曲柄式阻尼器;双串贯穿最低的14个音符，用钢带缠绕（L. Liibn 76年12月8日）
介绍（英）	Alpheus Babcock was a Boston piano maker most famous for his invention of a cast iron frame for the square piano, a design 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, who died in 1814. Over the next several decades, Babcock had several business partnerships and arrangements, including with the builder Thomas Appleton, who later went on to renown for his pipe organs (including an example from 1830 also at the Museum). Included in those business partnerships were members of the Mackay family, including George (G. D.) Mackay whose name appears on Babcock pianos beginning in 1822 until his death in 1824. Technical description: Rectangular case with rounded corners, mahogany striping surrounding the larger mahogany panels, nameboard veneered with rosewood, with fretwork panels and inlaid brass striping, wood dust cover painted green with black and gilded borders, turned and heavily reeded mahogany legs with brass caster, 5th leg supporting damper pedal; compass: FF-c4 (68 keys), ivory naturals with molded fronts, ebony accidentals; 1 damper pedal; oblong pierced and unpierced tuning pins along spine; English double action with intermediate lever and escapement with adjustment screw; crank-type dampers; double strung throughout lowest 14 notes wound with steel ribbon (L. Liibn 8 Dec 76)