Joachim Ehlers
1818-1820
Joachim Ehlers, a builder of harps, pianos and guitars, was active in Vienna from 1810 to 1832.
The model was built with particular aesthetic sophistication for the Imperial Court of Francis I of Austria, and was placed in the Imperial Palace in Venice until the second half of the 1800’s.
Later moved to the “Catajo” Castle (imperial residence in Battaglia Terme in the province of Padua), it remained there until 2006.
The plank that stands over the fingerboard depicts a mythological scene painted on wood that is attributed to the neo-classical painter, Joseph Rabel.
style: grand
lenght: cm. 224
width: cm. 121
height (floor to keyboard): cm. 72,7
compass: FF-f””
octave size: cm. 16
strings: FF-D (bichord brass) D#-F (trichord brass) F#-f”” (iron)
bridge: continuous
gap spacer: g’/g#‘
action: Prellmechanik
hammer covering: Leater 2-3 layers
pedals: moderator, dampers, (bassoon, janissary missing)
structure: wood
case: yew, legs: four Nubian female caryatids
