Harmonium
Harmonium
France, Paris
1870
Constant Busson
Wood, brass, leather, fabric, ivory, steel; carpentry, mechanical work, wood carving, veneering, lacquering, casting
113 x 94 x 61 cm, 80 kg
Inscriptions on the stops: “SOURDINE”, “4 /BASSON”, “1 /CORANCLAIS”, “F/ EXPRESSION”, “4/ HAUTBOIS”, “1/ FLȔTE”, “T/ TREMOLO”, “O/ FORTE”; on the nameplate: “BUSSON”, “Breveté”, “PARIS”, “166, Boulevarde Prince Eugène”. On the shaft end: “3775”; on the barrel: “H. Taure(?)”; on the barrel lock: “12”
Harmonium is housed in a dark brown, piano-shaped wooden case veneered in precious woods. The keyboard is supported by side consoles with carved pilasters. At the bottom, there is an arch with two pedals covered in burgundy velvet, designed to pump air into the pneumatic system. Beneath the keyboard, in the lower section of the instrument, pinned wooden barrel for eight melodies is located.
1676/ММП