An old engraving showing a mechanical page or leaf turner – here used to turn the pages of sheet music whilst playing an instrument. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. A page-turner is often necessary for musicians who are playing complex pieces. An assistant can turn the page. Mechanical page-turners were also used, sometimes controlled by the musician via a foot pedal. Charles Hallé is said to have invented the automatic page-turner. Similar machines were also used to turn the pages of a book.
An old engraving showing a mechanical page or leaf turner – here used to turn the pages of sheet music whilst playing an instrument. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. A page-turner is often necessary for musicians who are playing complex pieces. An assistant can turn the page. Mechanical page-turners were also used, sometimes controlled by the musician via a foot pedal. Charles Hallé is said to have invented the automatic page-turner. Similar machines were also used to turn the pages of a book.
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