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A new invention called the "claviol"...
A new invention called the "claviol"...
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June 18, 1802
MERCURY & NEW-ENGLAND PALLADIUM, Boston, June 18, 1802
* Early musical instrument invention
On the front page under "New Inventions" is a report reading: "...Mr. John L. Hawkins, has just completed a Musical Instrument on a construction entirely new; he calls it a CLAVIOL, from Clavis, a key and Viol....".
Plus, there are details about how the music is produced as well as the sound that is produced. Note: A source says that Thomas Jefferson once purchased a piano from Hawkins. Hawkins had also promised a claviol to Jefferson, but Jefferson never received one.
Other news of the day with many advertisements. Four pages with lite foxing, otherwise in good condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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