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Identifier: historyofamerica00spil (find matches)
Title: History of the American pianoforte : its technical development, and the trade
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Spillane, Daniel, 1861-1893
Subjects: Piano
Publisher: New York : D. Spillane
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
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cientific and technical knowledge onthe part of the initiators. Conscientious and high-minded endeavor of this nature surely deserves specialemphasis ! Numerous patents have been taken out bythem in relation to their instruments since 1853. Amongthe modern patents of Chickering & Sons are No. 32,119,which covered an improvement in squares, the object ofwhich was to give the square the advantage of anopen bottom, similar to that of the grand piano. PatentNo. 121,334, issued on November 28th, 1871, is illus-trated elsewhere. This is a means of applying the cir-cular scale to upright pianos, and is a very significantinnovation. The object is reached, as in the square, byplacing the hammers in a curved line. A correspondingarched form is given to the main rail in the frame, andin addition an arched rail is used for the damper action,with special modifications indicated in the patent. Patent No. 134,194, December 24th, 1872, and No.175,336, March 28th, 1876, must be also mentioned. The
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NEW YORK. 265 first record refers to the well-known Chickering uprightaction. The latter is a valuable improvement in thegrand piano frame for the purpose of insuring itagainst string tension. Patent No. 177,332, November20th, 1877, deals with improvements in piano acoustics,and also relates to metallic string frames. Patent No.247,887, issued on October 4th, 1881, is a particularlynoteworthy record. This patent deals with a skeletonmetal frame upon which the sounding-board is supportedon isolated or distant points along its edge. The ironplate is supported by the skeleton frame independent ofthe sounding-board. This adjustment of the latter me-dium tends to increase its effectiveness as a resonanceagency, while the tone results are vastly improved. An-other record, Patent No. 330,292, October 5th, 1886, isanother valuable improvement in stringing and plate-bracing conditions that is illustrated permanently in theChickering & Sons pianos. The foregoing emphasizesufficiently the pr

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