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There are several features of Schweighofer pianos that distinguish them from other pianos: the hexagonal collar of the legs used through much of the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th. Another typical feature is the 2-piece folding lid. This list is not exhaustive and other variants may exist.

Leg styles:

Up to mid 19th c. Piano Opus 1336 1845	Mid to late 19th c. Piano Opus 8692 1889	Late 19th to 20th c. Piano Opus 9380 1900	Interwar period  Piano Opus ? ~1930

Keyboard lid styles:

Old - 2-piece folding lid, concealed in the action cavity when opened (from Opus 3326, 1867):

Closed	1st half folded over	Open

New - 1-piece normal keyboard lid (piano Opus ? 1930-1940):

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