This piano is a huge part of Pianoforte Music History, being that this piano was used by many famous pianists from the Romatic period, people such as Liszt, Chopin, Pixis, Thalberg, Czerny and Herz! The piano was hand chosen by Liszt to be given as a present to the fmaous Princess Christina Belgiojoso for the use in her famous Salon in Paris. In March of 1837, there would be held a famous compitition held on this piano with the two famous composers and pianists of the time, Liszt and Thalberg. At the end of this famous Concert, it would be up to the Princess to decide who was the over all best Pianist! Her famous answer to this was " Thalberg is the best pianist in the world, but Liszt is the only one!" If you could imagine the Hisotry behind this piano is extensive! Case being made of Rio Rosewood, being in a carved case in the Gothic style. Piano being supported on a trestel base. Piano is 240 cm long. Octaves is 6 ocatves and a 5th from C to G