History of the American pianoforte : its technical development, and the trade . r, although coming from London shops, becausemany of the best men connected with the early NewYork pianoforte history were Scotchmen by birth, al-though labelled Anglo-Saxon pro forma, a few wereWelshmen, and an odd individual Irish. The Germans began to come over as early as 1840 they had secured a firm foothold in NewYork, while they predominated in Baltimore and werevery strong in Philadelphia. John Montgomery, a Dublin harpsichord and piano-maker, in 1800, was in business at 52 Barclay adv
History of the American pianoforte : its technical development, and the trade . r, although coming from London shops, becausemany of the best men connected with the early NewYork pianoforte history were Scotchmen by birth, al-though labelled Anglo-Saxon pro forma, a few wereWelshmen, and an odd individual Irish. The Germans began to come over as early as 1840 they had secured a firm foothold in NewYork, while they predominated in Baltimore and werevery strong in Philadelphia. John Montgomery, a Dublin harpsichord and piano-maker, in 1800, was in business at 52 Barclay advertisement reads that he was making pianofortes on the best London principles. He disappeared fromsight in a few years. The Geibs, a most eminent familyin relation to the business, come to the surface in thecity directory for 1802 and 1803 conjunctively. In thisissue John Geib & Son, organ-builders, 55 WarrenStreet, appears, also Adam Geib, teacher. In 1805and 1806 John Geib & Son were still in business at theabove address, while John & Adam Geib, pianoforte- m,:. •;?„#* • • • - HtVH -? •• ???<? -
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