Restored Instrument Archive

Square Piano by John Bland, London c.1790

John Bland was a dealer who commissioned other makers to produce instruments for him, Houston is known to have supplied instruments to Bland.

54 notes CC-f3, one lever operating the Lute stop, Lid swell, single action, casework and stand of the highest quality decorative veneers - panels of figured Ash with Purpleheart banding and inlays, with a frieze of figured Sycamore around the bottom of the case. The keywell and name board are veneered with panels of burr Yew. The French stand is decorated to match the instrument. This is a superb little piano. Case dimensions: 43¾" × 18" × 7¼"