Morse, Frances Clary · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 285
Illus. 221.—Astor Piano, 1790-1800. Illustration 220, but it lacks the dehcate ornamenta-tion of the Clementi piano. In the Columbian Centi-nel of 1806 is an advertisement with a woodcut of aninstrument very like this. There is an Astor piano in Salem, described ashaving four legs in the front,… … Illus. 222. — dementi Piano, about 1820. to produce a novel and taking effect, by lifting asection of the top of the piano lid, which was thenallowed to fall suddenly, the slamming serving toimitate the firing of cannon. The young lady whoowned the piano created a great sensation by playingbattle…
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