Lot 1269
Square piano by Frederick Beck, London 1776, the case of mahogany with chequered stringing, the faciaboard of maple with holly and stained fruitwood stinging and mahogany crossbanding, the five octave keyboard, FF to f3, with ivory naturals and ebony accidentals, single action with overdampers, two brass-knobbed hand stops controlling damper lift split between b and c1, the third controlling the buff stop, on trestle stand, * inscribed on a boxwood plaque Fredericus Beck Londini fecit 1776, length 56 1/4" , depth 19 3/4" and height 32"
