Lindeman Cycloid Square Grand Piano
Known as the “Cycloid” piano by the Lindeman Piano Company, this instrument is best described as a three-legged square grand which is finished on all sides.
$35,000 after total restoration
(not including applicable sales tax & shipping charges)
Year: 1867
Finish: Rosewood
Status: Currently Undergoing Restoration
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Instrument Description
William Lindeman was a great inventor and innovator. Right after the Civil war, he designed a 3 legged piano called a "Cycloid Piano" which was loosely based on the then popular square grand piano design. The principal behind the idea seems to have been to build a square piano that would sit in the middle of a room rather than up against the wall...much like a typical grand piano would sit. The Cycloid Piano was built with the cabinet finished on all sides, making it attractive from every angle. The back of the piano is shaped like a half moon, and only has one back leg in the center of the piano rather than two back legs like a square piano.
Very few of these pianos were ever actually built. We have only known of 3 of these instruments to exist today, and we have been lucky enough to have two of those three pianos to come through our restoration shop over the years. This piano would be for someone who wants the rarest of the rare...a true piece of America's musical history.
Instrument Catalogs
Lindeman Catalog 1880
Victorian era illustrated sales catalog for Lindeman & Sons Piano Company, circa 1880
Miscellaneous Ephemera
Cycloid Piano Advertisements
19th Century Advertisements For The Lindeman Cycloid Piano, Circa About 1865
Lindeman Advertisement
Early 20th Century advertisement for Lindman & Sons, endorsed by John Wanamaker.
Lindeman Cycloid Newspaper Article
19th Century Newspaper Article Featuring The Lindeman Cycloid Piano, Circa 1865
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