Patent Model - Improvement in Piano-Forte Actions
Maker and role
Frazee McGregor, Patentee
Frazee McGregor, Assignor
George Hoyt, Assignee
Production date
Apr 18 1871
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood
Measurements
6 3/4" (17.1cm)
Description
McGregor claims that his "hammer-rest will hold the hammer perfectly stationary and prevent its vibration, and at the same time will not bind so as to prevent the free working of the hammer when the key is struck... It will also be noticed that these additions do not prevent me from removing any individual key with the entire mechanism belonging thereto, if necessary." (Patent Number 113,785)
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Object number
2015.14.1291a,b
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