Broadwood Forte Grand Piano with a Mahogany Case with Satinwood Stringing

An 1804, Broadwood forte grand piano for sale with a mahogany case with satinwood and boxwood stringing accents. Music desk is in an openwork slatted design. Piano legs and wooden pedals are attached with a cross stretcher. Piano has sixty-eight notes and two pedals.

John Broadwood & Sons
John Broadwood & Sons is an English piano manufacturer, founded in 1728 by Burkat Shudi and continued after his death in 1773 by John Broadwood. John Broadwood (1732–1812), a Scottish joiner and cabinetmaker, came to London in 1761 and began to work for the Swiss harpsichord manufacturer Burkat Shudi. He married Shudi's daughter eight years later and became a partner in the firm in 1770. As the popularity of the harpsichord declined, the firm concentrated on the manufacture of pianos, abandoning the harpsichord altogether in 1793. The firm's busiest time period was during the 1850s, when approximately 2,500 instruments were produced annually. Frédéric Chopin played Broadwood instruments in Britain, including at the last concert of his life given at Guildhall, London, in 1848.