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by jmacg
20 Feb 2008, 21:02
Forum: Piano History
Topic: 'Piano in the Parlour' book
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'Piano in the Parlour' book

Members of this forum may be interested in my book on domestic piano history called 'Piano in the Parlour'. It looks at times before 1930 when the piano was the principal home entertainment centre. Though based on the New Zealand experience, much of that experience was universal to English-speaking ...
by jmacg
10 Feb 2007, 21:00
Forum: Piano History
Topic: Digitorium
Replies: 5
Views: 9473

Digitorium

I now have a Digitorium! (Thanks to Bill Kibby).
by jmacg
09 Feb 2007, 20:30
Forum: Piano History
Topic: Digitorium
Replies: 5
Views: 9473

Digitorium

I am writing a social history of the piano in New Zealand and one thing I'm mentioning is the 'Digitorum', a finger exercise machine made by Chappell and Co. It was advertised here in 1870. I am keen to get an illustration of one of these machines and I wonder if you can point me to someone or organ...