History of the American pianoforte : its technical development, and the trade . •4 Q W Ph o t- g 00 1—1 ?H r/; oj QO fe S» < w Ph a SQ r4* o Q <% »H « W * K O Oi. Q K «* « o P5O •**on to co B w 3 w n GQ W ft a P < a oo Ph ^ W 6 g CJ <*3 « « w 2 K O ou NEW YORK. 257 string connected with each unison in grands goes througha special hole in the agraffe, and is tuned at the sametime as the others. Meanwhile the regulation stringspass through the bearing holes in the agraffe lowerdown, and thence to the tuning-pins. This is appliedby Sohmer & Company in a special manner, principallyexte
History of the American pianoforte : its technical development, and the trade . •4 Q W Ph o t- g 00 1—1 ?H r/; oj QO fe S» < w Ph a SQ r4* o Q <% »H « W * K O Oi. Q K «* « o P5O •**on to co B w 3 w n GQ W ft a P < a oo Ph ^ W 6 g CJ <*3 « « w 2 K O ou NEW YORK. 257 string connected with each unison in grands goes througha special hole in the agraffe, and is tuned at the sametime as the others. Meanwhile the regulation stringspass through the bearing holes in the agraffe lowerdown, and thence to the tuning-pins. This is appliedby Sohmer & Company in a special manner, principallyextending from the middle up to the extreme trebleregister in pianos. The Sohrner pianissimo pedal, protected by Patent ,436, is an improved attachment for producing refinedand artist\c piano effects in their instruments, and is usedin combination with the ordinary soft pedal for thesepurposes. By an ingenious trap-work and action arrange-ment, moreover, the hammer line in uprights can be pro-jected to any range of distance from the strings withouta diminution of touch control in front with the pleasantconsequences outlined, which is invaluable. In c
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