The Beethoven Collection in San José, CA - the largest one in the Western hemisphere
Jul 03, 2015 01:05
1821 Broadwood. Beethoven himself had a very similar model, which Broadwood presented him with. However, the manufacturer made sure to get the 'present' back after Beethoven's death.... I played the first movement of the op.110 Sonata on this one - it was actually composed in the very same 1821 :)
A replica of a harpsichord, made nowadays
A lock of Beethoven's hair (read on the photo below)