Gallery of Square Pianos: The Piano Museum

Gilbert (Lemuel) Square #777	Both Lemuel and Timothy made squares such as this. Timothy's pianos are of slightly higher quality, it seems.	Gilbert (Timothy) Square #111	One of the first pianos made at 402 Washington Street, this piano is in remarkably good original condition.	Gilbert (Timothy) Square #176	Also built in the factory at 402 Washington Street in Boston, this piano was built before the name became T. Gilbert and Co. This piano is original and complete but has met with a few mishaps over the years, such as a broken leg.
Gilbert Square with Melodeon #5730	We have two of these in the collection with only minor differences in details of construction. The right most pedal is used to produce air pressure by pumping. This add on system was made by J. Ivers.	Hallet, Davis & Co. Square #8878	One of the first squares made at 409 Washington Street. This piano has two string unisons and an unusual pressure bar as usually seen in uprights.	Hisky Square	An unusual design with tuning pins along the keyboard instead of the back.
Lindeman Cycloid Piano #2634	Cycloid pianos are meant to stand out in a room rather than be up against a wall. Hence the rim is nicely finished all the way around, unlike some squares which have comparatively rough finishes up against the wall The cycloid is a…	Mathushek Colibri Square #87008	Newer than most of the pianos in the collection but unusual enough to be kept. Mathushek re-introduced the square piano in the 1930s. The original music desk would have been plain and simple, more in keeping with the lines of the case…	S.W. Marsh Square	Another small Boston company on Washington Street. As they used to say long ago at Jordan's Furniture, "Not to be confused with Jordan Marsh", but perhaps there is a connection.

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