History of the American pianoforte : its technical development, and the trade . •i—i 1 S » shi tin nirffli © Iml ml 11M * ft < HP 0g < ^ III 111 111 111 5 1 PQ 3 Q ft g« Eh so U - &H H W 1 2S < Sa p3 1? ~ a a H O ^ M 1 f S- mtr L w 0 P? S H 5 1—1 W J LSjs L w £ A s Jfe • «\ 9FJ1 O1 pq1 CO 1 1 CO fcJD IS 6 d rj-i m P 1 5h ^ fr NEW YORK. 273 designed to overcome the defects mentioned by counter-balancing the weight of the hammer head by means of abalancing device applied to the hammer butt, and theinvention consists of a grand piano action in which thebutt of a hammer is extended beyond
History of the American pianoforte : its technical development, and the trade . •i—i 1 S » shi tin nirffli © Iml ml 11M * ft < HP 0g < ^ III 111 111 111 5 1 PQ 3 Q ft g« Eh so U - &H H W 1 2S < Sa p3 1? ~ a a H O ^ M 1 f S- mtr L w 0 P? S H 5 1—1 W J LSjs L w £ A s Jfe • «\ 9FJ1 O1 pq1 CO 1 1 CO fcJD IS 6 d rj-i m P 1 5h ^ fr NEW YORK. 273 designed to overcome the defects mentioned by counter-balancing the weight of the hammer head by means of abalancing device applied to the hammer butt, and theinvention consists of a grand piano action in which thebutt of a hammer is extended beyond the pivot and pro-vided with an enlarged eye filled with lead for counter-balancing the felt head, whereby the heaviest bass ham-mer can be operated just as easily as the light hammersin the treble. Of course the counterweight is graduat-ed from end to end, so as to offset the weight of thehammer in front. One
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