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MECHANICAL PIANO [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • String Instruments
DEF

A mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à clavier
  • Instruments de musique à cordes
DEF

Instrument automatique contenant un cylindre en bois planté de picots dont la rotation est assurée par un ressort et actionne les marteaux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos de teclado
  • Instrumentos de cuerda
CONT

Piano mecánico: inventado y construido en París por Debain, hacia 1850. Su sistema consistía en añadir a un piano vertical una segunda serie de martillos puestos en movimiento por un sistema de palancas. [...] la pianola, patentada en 1898 funciona con mecanismo de aire comprimido. Consiste en un aparato adaptado al teclado de un piano ordinario y movido por un sistema de pedales, que acciona el desarrollo o despliegue de papeles perforados que contienen la notación de la obra que ha de ejecutarse. [...] Dos dispositivos combinados regulan el grado de velocidad de este martilleo.

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