Beck Square Piano 1780
Australian First Fleet Piano
We are proud to have restored this historically important instrument. Originally belonging to the ship’s surgeon George Wogan on HMS Sirius, the flagship of the first fleet, the piano landed in Botany Bay in 1788. It now belongs to WAAPA-Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia and has been restored to full playing condition for use in their extensive early keyboard collection.
Beyer Square Piano 1777
Horniman Museum, London
In 2019 we finished the restoration of an Adam Beyer square piano of 1777 for the Horniman Museum in Dulwich, London. This instrument was bought with lottery funding from the Finchcocks collection and from September this year it has been used for concerts, along with 5 other early keyboard instruments, in what is called their ‘hear it live’ series.