Price
£8534.00This object is eligible for a Certificate of BADA Provenance
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George Garcka square piano in mahgoany with inlaid case, satinwood inlaid nameboard with inlaid "Adam" swags, highly original "French" stand c.1783-1792 interesting example of pedal registration with buff, damper lift and swell
F to F 5 octave
Tuned to A=415Hz Baroque - not suitable for modern pitch
Garcka built pianos in Rathbone Place 1783 to 1792 and in Wardour Street in 1792
George Garcka was a member of the legenday group known as the "Twelve Apostles", piano makers, many were German born and some were Dutch they were said to have fled to England during the seven year war.
They established successful manufactories and produced forward looking designed and technologies which ultimaltely was incorporated into Broadwoods success.
The twelve apolstels :
1 Americus Bakers
2 Frederick Beck
3 Adam Beyer
4 Gabriel Buntebart
5 Christopher Ganer
6 George Garcka
7 John Geib
8 Meincke Meyer (partner of Zumpe)
9 Johannes Pohlmann
10 Georg D Schoene (successor of Johannes Zumpe)
11 Sievers (partner of Buntebart)
12 Johannes Zumpe
Dimensions
164.50cm wide 80.00cm high 58.50cm deepStock number
M30666The BADA Standard
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