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The M. Steinert collection of keyed and stringed instruments. With various treatises on the history of these instruments .., 1893
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1No. 47.—Piano Violin, 6 octaves.
2Made by Baudet, Paris.
4The strings in this upright piano are made of wire as in a pianoforte, but of greater relative thickness, there being one only to each note. They run in a vertical direction, and to each string is attached a small bundle of bristles, projecting in front about one inch. A metallic roller, slightly rosined, is made to turn by means of treadles. When the keys are put down, a tangent holding a piece of whalebone presses the bristles toward the roller, when motion is then communicated through the bristles to the strings, and in consequence their musical vibration is excited. The impression on the ear is that of a string orchestra.
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