The Finchcocks Collection of Historical Keyboard Instruments
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Clavichords
- Lindholm and Söderström 1806 unfretted
- Schmahl, Georg Friedrich 1807 fretted
Harpsichords
Organs
- Alexandre Père et Fils 1859 harmonium
- Anonymous circa 1680 chamber organ
- Anonymous circa 1790 chamber organ
- Anonymous circa 1860 miniature free-reed organ
- Autophone Company (The) circa 1885 cob organ (portable free-reed barrel organ)
- Avery, John 1792 chamber organ
- Ayton, William circa 1800 barrel organ
- Byfield, John 1766 chamber organ
- Longman and Broderip circa 1790 barrel organ
Pianos
- Adlam Burnett 1974 grand
- Andersson, Gustaf and Wilhelm circa 1890 barrel piano
- Anonymous circa 1815 portable square
- Anonymous circa 1825 (possibly Schleip, Berlin) lyre piano
- Anonymous 2nd half 19th century domestic barrel piano
- Bayes and Company 1793 square
- Beale, Frederick circa 1842 euphonicon (upright)
- Beyer, Adam 1777 square
- John Brinsmead and Sons circa 1855 upright
- John Broadwood and Son 1792? grand
- John Broadwood and Son 1795 square
- John Broadwood and Son 1798 square
- John Broadwood and Son 1801 grand
- John Broadwood and Son circa 1805 square
- John Broadwood and Sons circa 1810 grand
- John Broadwood and Sons circa 1820 square
- John Broadwood and Sons 1823 grand
- John Broadwood and Sons circa 1830 cabinet (upright)
- John Broadwood and Sons 1846 grand
- John Broadwood and Sons 1858 square
- John Broadwood and Sons 1859 grand
- John Broadwood and Sons circa 1870 upright
- Muzio Clementi and Company circa 1800 grand
- Muzio Clementi and Company 1804 upright grand
- Muzio Clementi and Company circa 1815 square
- Muzio Clementi and Company circa 1815 square
- Muzio Clementi and Company circa 1815 square
- Muzio Clementi and Company circa 1815 grand
- Muzio Clementi and Company circa 1821 grand
- Muzio Clementi and Company 1822 grand
- Muzio Clementi and Company circa 1825 cabinet (upright)
- Muzio Clementi and Company circa 1825 cabinet (upright)
- Collard and Collard circa 1835 square
- Collard and Collard circa 1835 grand
- Collard and Collard circa 1840 grand
- Edwards, William circa 1825 cabinet (upright)
- W.J. Ennever and Son circa 1850 upright
- Erard, Sébastien 1792 square
- Erard Frères 1801 grand
- Erard circa 1860 upright
- Erard 1866 grand
- Fritz, Johann circa 1815 grand
- Ganer, Christopher circa 1780 square
- Ganer, Christopher 1784 square
- Graf, Conrad circa 1820 grand
- Graf, Conrad 1826 grand
- Hancock, Crang 1779 transverse grand
- Henschker, Carl circa 1840 grand
- Jakesch, Mathias 1832 grand
- Jones, Round and Company circa 1810 upright grand
- Kearsing, William circa 1830 square
- Knowles and Allen circa 1805 square
- Lengerer, Sebastian 1793 grand
- Longman, Lukey and Company circa 1780 square
- Mathuschek, Frederick 1873square
- Mercier, Sébastien 1831 upright
- Pape, Henri 1841 piano-console (upright)
- Pape, Henri 1843 piano-console (upright)
- Ignace Pleyel et Compagnie circa 1840 upright
- Ignace Pleyel et Compagnie 1842 grand
- Rosenberger, Michael circa 1800 grand
- Sauer, Leopold circa 1805 pyramid piano
- Southwell, William circa 1800 upright square
- Stodart, Robert 1787 grand
- Stodart, William and Matthew 1802 grand
- Stodart, William and Matthew 1807 square
- Streicher, Johann Baptist 1867 grand
- Anton Walter und Sohn circa 1800 square
- Wilson 1789 square
- Woffington, Robert circa 1800 upright
- Johannes Zumpe and Gabriel Buntebart 1769 square
Miscellaneous
- Anonymous circa 1895 cylinder musical box with drum and bells
- Busson circa 1850 piano accordion
- Chappell and Company circa 1815 keyboard crystallophone (usually known as 'pianino')
- Chappell and Company circa 1870 digitorium
- Lochmann, Paul circa 1895 symphonion (disc musical box)
- Thomas Machell and Sons circa 1920 dulcitone
- Tait, J circa 1815 angelica (musical glasses)