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Collection

2002/130/1 Upright Piano, timber / metal, made by Hamblin Bros., Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, 1907. Click to enlarge.
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Hamblin Bros upright piano

Made by Hamblin Bros in Kyneton, Victoria, 1907.

This piano is one of only a few surviving instruments by one of Australia’s early piano makers, Hamblin of Kyneton, Victoria wich was established by Joseph Hamblin in Kyneton during the 1870s. Judging by the style of the instrument Hamblin Brothers may have been established during the 1880s. The firm was an exhibitor at the Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne in 1888-1889. Under the name of Hamblin and Sons of High Street, Kyneton they made a range of different sized pianos with iron ...

Summary

Object No.

2002/130/1

Object Statement

Upright Piano, timber / metal, made by Hamblin Bros., Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, 1907

Physical Description

Upright Piano, timber / metal, made by Hamblin Bros., Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, 1907

Upright piano with six and three quarter octave keyboard. Three quarter iron frame and overdamper action. Case finished in burr walnut with black carved decorative leg sections at front. Candel sconces have been removed. Music desk at front attached to underside of keyboard fall. Two pedals for sostenuto and pianoforte. Decorative metal handles at sides. Some water damage to veneer on top and front of keyboard fall. The name plate is on the underside of the keyboard fall.

Marks

Name plate on underside of keyboard fall reads 'Hamblin Bros / KYNETON.'

Back of key stop rail has pencil signature of H Hamblin and dated May/07.

Short URL

https://ma.as/11179

Dimensions

Height

1210 mm

Width

1370 mm

Depth

610 mm

Production

Notes

The piano is made by Hamblin Bros., Kyneton, Victoria to a traditional design between 1880 and 1910. It was signed and dated by the maker in 1907.

Made

Hamblin Bros Kyneton, Victoria 1907

History

Notes

Early provenance for the piano is unknown. It was used by the donor as a decorative piece of furniture and for learning piano. It was donated as it was replaced by a more modern piano.

Used

Victoria, Australia

Source

Credit Line

Purchased 2002

Acquisition Date

9 October 2002

Cite this Object

Harvard

Hamblin Bros upright piano 2014, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 20 August 2019, <https://ma.as/11179>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/11179 |title=Hamblin Bros upright piano |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=20 August 2019 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}
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