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Square piano made by Collard and Collard in 1848

Square Piano
  11 December  -  

The piano on display is one of the oldest in New Zealand. This video gives us an idea of how it would have sounded.

Video source: Greenaway Studio (Canberra, Australia)

Maria Arnold brought with her when she sailed from Australia to New Zealand in January 1865. It was a home comfort.

Pianos played a major part of family entertainment, especially before gramophones, radio and television.

Square Piano
Made by Collard & Collard, c1848
CM1773/1

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