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Ayars, Contributions to the Art of Music in America by the Music Industries of Boston (1937) — the Squier, Farley, Rettberg, Rockwell and Elias Howe matter, 1937
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1CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ART OF MUSIC
3PIANOFORTES BY BOSTON MAKERS
418TH CENTURY
6BENJAMIN CREHORE
8† SQUARE inscribed in old script painted on name board "Benjamin Crehore Milton."
9In the Music Dept., Boston Public Library, Copley Square, Boston, Mass. Open in winter daily 9 a.m.-10 p.m., Sundays 2-10 p.m.; June 15th-Sept. 15th till 9 p.m. Loaned by Mr. Alexander Steinert.
10Oblong mahogany case; natural keys ivory, sharp keys black walnut; has 4 legs. Compass 5 octaves, FFF to f². Hammers covered with buckskin. In a recess and at the left side under the cover is a lever for tightening the strings. The lower bass ones are of brass, the lowest being wound.
12† SQUARE made bet. 1800-05. The first pianoforte used in Topsfield, Mass.
13In Essex Institute, [address hidden], Salem, Mass. Location [address hidden]. No. 2862.
14Mahogany veneer case, decorated with painted flowers in colors on name board around signature lettering. Has gilt ornaments at top of the 4 legs.
16† SQUARE inscribed "Benjamin Crehore of Milton Musical Instrument Maker." Made about 1800.
17In Metropolitan Art Museum, [address hidden] at 82nd St., New York, Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, in a glass case.
18Oblong mahogany case with inlaid lines. Compass 5 octaves and a 5th, FFF to c³. Two strings to a note, 8 lower notes wound. Originally furnished with a forte pedal raising the dampers. Length 5 ft. 6 1/2 in., width 1 ft. 11 1/4 in., height 2 ft. 9 1/2 in.
20An illustration of a Crehore pianoforte, formerly in the Boston Art Museum, and also his home and shop are given in Vose Reminiscences.
2219TH CENTURY
24PIANOFORTES MADE BY ALPHEUS BABCOCK IN HIS VARIOUS AFFILIATIONS
26SQUARE inscribed "Babcock, Appleton & Babcock." Firm had this name during 1812-13 and possibly in 1814.
27In the Taft Museum, Fourth and [address hidden], Cincinnati, Ohio, the Music Room. Open daily 10-5 p.m., Sundays and holidays 2-6 p.m.
28Case of Santo Domingo mahogany with inlays of curly white mahogany, 6 legs with brass casters and trimmed with brass at the top, and three drawers at bottom of case with brass handles. Name in hand painted rectangle surmounted by a motif of musical instruments and sheet music and roses. Compass 5 octaves and a 5th, FFF to c³. Wooden frame.
30SQUARE inscribed "Made by Hayt, Babcock and Appleton at No. [address hidden], Boston, Massachusetts." This copartnership was ended May 26, 1815.
31In the U. S. National Museum, Washington, D. C., the Hugo Worch Collection of Keyboard Instruments. Cat. No. 303520 (Orig. No. 1)
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