Patent Model - Improvement in Key-Boards for Musical Instruments
Maker and role
Martin McChesney, Patentee
Production date
Apr 06 1875
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, brass
Measurements
5 3/4 x 12 x 10" (14.6 x 30.5 x 25.4cm)
Description
McChesney's patent firstly "relates to an improvement in the construction and arrangement of the key-board of a musical instrument, whereby the manipulation of the keys is rendered much easier than on the ordinary keyboard; and it consists in the arrangement of the keys, all being uniform in size and shape, in two banks, those of the lower bank having a raised playing part behind and above the keys of the second key-board, giving the appearance of a third bank, while, in fact the key-board is that of a single-bank instrument." (Patent Number 161,806)
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Object number
2015.14.1926a,b
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