Year of manufacture: ca. 1820
Serial no: 870
Mechanics: Fortepiano action
Length: ca. 1,65m

A fortepiano by Matthäus Andreas Stein from ca. 1820-1825. Walter, Streicher, Stein - the great names of this piano building episode around Mozart, Beethoven and other great masters are jewels of important collections. Instruments by André Stein are extremely rare to find. This six octave fortepiano is similar to the famous Clara Schumann fortepiano. It needs a complete restoration. Apparently it was already shortened in the 19th century. In the course of the restoration it has to be decided whether it will be restored to its original length. For the restoration we can use very similar instruments to measure true to the original. On this website of the Claviersalon you can find a lot of information about the piano maker family Stein.