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Catalogue of the Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments, 1918
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11399. STREET PIANO ……………………………………… England
2A piano action is set in operation by the roller-organ mechanism.
3Length, 101 cm. Height, 135 cm. Depth, 53 to 43 cm.
51400. PORTMANTEAU, formerly belonging to Franz Liszt. It was taken with him on his last journey to Bayreuth, where he died, July 31, 1886.
6(Mrs. M. B. Sheley.)
81401. BIWA. Miniature model …………………………… Japan
101402. BANDURRIA. Small model …………………………. Spain
11Body of gourd with belly of wood. Six fine gut strings.
131403. CONDUCTOR'S BATON. Four varieties of wood from the Sandwich Islands. Two ivory ferules, the larger of which bears the name of the woods. On the gold mounting is inscribed "Presented to Professor A. A. Stanley, December 26, 1890."
14(Albert A. Stanley.)
161404-5. BATONS. Ebony (1404), and ash (1405) ……. United States
17Length of 1403, 52 cm.; of 1404, 40 cm.; of 1405, 53 cm.
191406. STAFF RULING PEN ……………………………… Germany
20A five pointed pen used in early days to rule the staff. Used by Ludwig Friederich Rominger (1792-1876). Cantor and Teacher in Waiblingen, Württemberg, from 1825 to 1859.
21(Miss Julia Rominger.)
231407-8-9-10. MODELS, of SAMISEN (Jap.); LIRA-CHITARRA (Ital.); MANDOLINE (Fr.); VIOLIN, a perfumery case (Holland).
24These models are very small and measurements are unnecessary.
261411. UPRIGHT PIANO ACTION ……………………….. United States
27By striking the key (A), through a delicately adjusted system of levers and hoppers (B.C.D.) the hammer (F.) is brought in contact with the strings (F) with any gradation of power desired. At the same time the damper (G) is raised from the strings by H, returning to its original position on the release of the key.
28Length, 55 cm. Height, 57.6 cm. Width, 12 cm.
301412. UPRIGHT PIANO ACTION ……………………….. United States
31Length, 47 cm. Height, 52 cm. Depth, 8.9 cm.
32(Nos. 1411 and 1412 were donated by the Ann Arbor Music Co.)
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