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Edwin scott votey june 8, 1856 january 21, 1931 was an american inventor credited with invention of the pianola in 1895. It wasnt till i stumbled across your piano calculator website that i finally got some answers. The following list of numbers represents the date of manufacture followed by the piano. Browse our excellent catalog of solos, duets, and instructional materials for all voice types. A fascinating celebration of the piano, including tales of its masters from mozart and beethoven to oscar peterson and jerry lee lewis, told with the expertise of composer and author of temperament, stuart isacoff. Classics, book 4, offers a wonderful introduction to the timeless masterpieces of the great composers. Senate in 2009 and was elected to that body the following year. Beautiful book, very interesting history of steinway piano. O ne of the great scholarly works of the early twentieth century was max farrands the records of the federal convention of 1787.
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