CHECKLIST
OF INSTRUMENTS IN THE MOBBS KEYBOARD COLLECTION
(Instruments
marked * are now on loan to the Royal Academy of Music Museum,
York Gate, Marylebone Rd., London, NW1 5HT)
CLAVICHORD
ANTHONY
CHAPPELL, (Somerset), 1979. Length 58ins (1.473m), 5 octaves,
FF to f3. (After H.A. Hass, 1747 and J.A. Hass, 1767). Cabriole
leg stand. (C1.1979)
HARPSICHORDS
LONGMAN
& BRODERIP, (London). Made by THOMAS CULLIFORD, July 1785.
One manual, mahogany, No. 444, length 6ft 8ins (2.032m), 5octaves,
FF to f3, two 8ft, one 4ft, Lute, Harp, Machine; Venetian Swell
replaced. Formerly owned by Julia Neilson Terry. (H3.1982)
ANDREW GARLICK,
(Somerset), 1975. Two manuals, length 7ft 10ins (2.387m), 5
octaves and a semitone, EE to f3. (After Joseph Collesse and
Jean Frankij, 1774-7), two 8ft, one 4ft, Buff on upper manual.
Painted soundboard by Andrew Garlick, cabriole leg stand. (H1.1975)
PAUL STARLING,
(Bristol), 1993. One manual, length 5ft 9ins (1.753m), 4 ½
octaves, GG to d3 minus GG sharp. (After Jan Ruckers, 1639).
Two 8ft, one 4ft, buff. Painted soundboard by Mary Mobbs. Interior
"Ruckers" papers by Peter and Ann Mactaggart; exterior
marbled in green. (H4.1994)
HORIZONTAL
GRAND PIANOS
JOSEPH KIRCKMAN,
(London), c.1798. Mahogany, length 7ft 5 ½ ins (2.273m),
5 ½ octaves, FF to c4. Una Corda and Forte pedals in
the legs of the trestle stand. Separate bass bridge. (G8.1980)
*JOHN BROADWOOD
and SONS, (London), 1808. Mahogany, No. 4099, length 8ft 1 in
(2.463m), 6 octaves, CC to c4. With original Venetian Swell.
Formerly in the Broadwood collection. (G9.1980)
*GIOVANNI
HEICHELE, (Trieste), c.1820. Mahogany, length 7ft 4 ins (2.235m),
6 octaves FF to f4. "Viennese" action. 6 pedals: due
corde; "bassoon"; forte; pianissimo; piano; Turkish
music, i.e. bells, "cymbal" and "drum".
(G10.1981)
JOHANN FRITZ,
(Vienna), c.1815. Mahogany, length 7ft 4ins (2.235m), 6 octaves,
FF to f4, "Viennese" action. Four pedals: due corde;
forte; piano; Turkish music, i.e. bells, "cymbal"
and "drum". One knee-lever: "bassoon". (G14,
1997)
WILLIAM
STODART and SON, (London), c.1831. Mahogany, No. 8708, length
7ft 3ins (2.21m), 6 1/3 octaves. CC to f4. With "compensation
frame". (G3.1978)
*PIERRE
ERARD, (London), July 30th, 1836. Mahogany, No.15392, length
7ft 9ins (2.362m), 6 1/3 octaves, CC to f4. "Patent action
invented by Sebastian Erard". (G10.1984)
ROBERT WORNUM,
(London), c.1842. Rosewood, No. 328/5815, bichord, length 69
½ ins (1.767m), 6 octaves FF to f4. "Pocket Grand
Piano-Forte". Up-striking downstriker action (!). (G15.
2004)
*JOHN BROADWOOD
and SONS, (London), 1844. Mahogany, No. 16088, length 8ft (2.438m),
6 1/3 octaves, CC to f4. "Patent Repetition Grand Pianoforte".
(G7.1979)
STEINWAY
and SONS, (Hamburg), 1911. Ebonised, No.154281, length 5ft 10
ins (1.777m), 7 ¼ octaves, AAA to c5. (G13.1986)
CLAYSON
& GARRETT, (Lyminge, Kent), 1980. Walnut, length 7ft (2.133m),
5 octaves, FF to f3. "Viennese" action; modified Frank
Hubbard/Philip Belt design after J.A. Stein 1784, with moderator
added. (G12.1984)
UPRIGHT GRAND PIANOS
MUZIO CLEMENTI
& CO., (London), Dec. 1806. Mahogany, No. 650 (stamped),
6090 (inked), height 8ft 5ins (2.565m), width 42 ¾ ins
(1.086m), 5 ½ octaves, FF to c4. Floral-painted nameboard.
(UG1.1990)
JOHN BROADWOOD
and SONS, (London), 1817/1818. Mahogany, No.684, height 8ft
5 3/8 ins (2.575m), width 45ins (1.143m), 6 octaves, CC to c4.
(UG2.1990)
SQUARE
PIANOS
*CHRISTOPHER
GANER, (London), c.1785. Mahogany, length 55 ½ ins (1.41m),
5 octaves, FF to f3. Single action, over-dampers, two hand-stop
levers, trestle stand. (S5.1978)
CHRISTOPHER GANER, (London), c.1790. Mahogany with satinwood cross-banding, length 63 ins (1.60m), 5 octaves, FF to f3. The so-called "Zumpe's second action" (i.e. an early form of escapement action), whale-bone spring overdampers; originally two hand-stop levers operating damper lift and buff, one lever now missing; evidence of later modifications for pedal- or knee-operated buff stop and lid-flap swell; framed stand. (S11.2005)
JOHN BROADWOOD,
(London),1792. Mahogany, No. 1931, length 62 ½ ins (1.59m),
5 octaves, FF to f3. Single action, metal under-dampers, framed
stand. (S8. 1979)
*JOHN BROADWOOD
and SON, (London), 1801. Mahogany, No. 5999, length 64 ins,
(1.626m), 5 ½ octaves, FF to c4. Double action, over-dampers
screwed into wooden damper jacks, damper rail, framed stand
with music shelf. (S9.1985)
WILLIAM
ROLFE and SONS, (London), c.1812. Mahogany, No. 5929, length
66ins (1.676m), 5 ½ octaves, FF to c4. Double action;
double music rest; three drawers. (S1.1976)
*CLEMENTI
& CO., (London), 1822. Mahogany, No.13791 (stamped), 17877
(inked), length 69 ½ ins (1.765m), 6 octaves, FF to f4.
Double action. With "Bridge of Reverberation/Harmonic Swell".
(S4.1978)
*JOHN BROADWOOD
and SONS, (London), 1835. Mahogany, No. 45376, length 69 ½
ins (1.765m), FF to f4. Double action with check. (S2.1978)
UPRIGHT
PIANOS
WILLIAM
SOUTHWELL and SON, (Dublin), 1799/1800. Mahogany, No.59, height
4ft 8 ¾ ins (1.442m), width 5ft 2ins (1.575m), 6 octaves,
FF to f4. Southwell's 1798 patent "Upright Square".
Action absent. (U8.1983)
CLEMENTI
& CO., (London), 1828. Mahogany, No.372, height 6ft 2ins
(1.88m), 6 octaves, FF to f4. Cabinet piano. (U6.1978)
JOHN BROADWOOD
and SONS, (London), 1833. Mahogany, No. 1778, height 4ft 4 ½
ins (1.333m), 6 octaves, FF to f4. Cottage piano. (U9.1986)
WILLIAM
ROLFE and SONS, (London), c.1835. Mahogany, No.1656, height
4ft 6ins (1.372m), 6 octaves, FF to f4. Cottage piano. (U3.1977)
*GEORGE
RUSSELL, (London), c.1895. Walnut, No. 16499, 7 octaves, AAA
to a4. Transposing piano: variable in pitch from a minor 3rd
below normal to a tone higher than normal. (U5.1978)
C. BECHSTEIN,
1954, (Berlin). Ebonised, No.148129, height 3ft 9ins (1.143m),
7 ¼ octaves AAA to c5. (U1.1976)
REED
ORGAN
BELL ORGAN
CO., (Guelph, Ontario, Canada), 1893. No.62728, height 6ft 1
½ ins (1.867m), one manual, 5 octaves, FF to f3. (R1.1987).
Formerly owned by Jane Mobbs, (née Bambridge, later Elsegood),
paternal grandmother of Kenneth Mobbs.
MISCELLANEOUS
CHAPPELL
& CO., (London), "DIGITORIUM", c.1875, No. 5321.
Five notes, C to G. (M3.1982)
VIRGIL,
(New York, USA), "PRACTICE CLAVIER", 1899. No. ?583,
7 ¼ octaves, AAA to c5. Touch adjustable between 2 oz
and 20 oz. (M1.1978)
CRUMAR "ROAD
RUNNER/2", c.1975. Electronic piano. 5 octaves, FF to f3.
(M2.1981)
THOMAS MACHELL
(Glasgow, Scotland) "DULCITONE", 10th Feb., 1914,
No. 683, 5 octaves, AA to a3 (sounding A to a4). (M5.1995)
YAMAHA PSR225GM
(Japan), 2001. Portable Electronic keyboard. 5 octaves C to
c4 . Touch sensitive. (M6.2002).
The following instruments have been donated to The Edinburgh
University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments:-
ROBERT WORNUM
and SONS, (London), 1872. Grand piano. Burr Walnut, No. 12867/1391,
length 6ft 7ins (2.006m), 7octaves, AAA to a4. Downstriker action.
(G5.1979)
ROBERT WORNUM,
(London), c. 1828. Upright piano. Mahogany, No.1266, height
5ft 10 ½ ins (1.791m), 6 1/3 octaves, CC to f4. Cabinet
piano; the "Professional Pianoforte", with double
action and a third, "pizzicato" pedal. (U4.1978)
ROBERT WORNUM,
(London), ?1841. Upright piano. Rosewood, No. 230/5221, height
3 ft 8ins (1.117m), 6 octaves FF to f4. "Piccolo piano".
(U7.1978)
JOHN BROADWOOD
and SONS, (London), 1866. Upright piano. Burr walnut, No. 30153,
height 3ft 11 ¾ ins (1.213m), 7 octaves, AAA to a4. With
delicate fretwork and spiral legs. (U2. 1977)
PLEYEL,
WOLF & CIE, (Paris), c.1880. "Transpositeur" (Transposing
keyboard), No. 362. 6 octaves, EE to e4, length 48 _ ins (1.22m).
(M4.1989)
