US Patent: 360,871
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| Tuning Pin Setter
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Patentee:
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| Henry E. Finney (exact or similar names) - Chicago, IL |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Jan. 28, 1884 |
| Granted: |
Apr. 12, 1887 |
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Patent Pictures:
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Henry E. Finney patent April 12, 1887 |
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Description: |
| The ends of sockets on "tuning hammers" extend beyond the handles so the sockets can be driven by hammers or hand weights.
The specifications are worth reading in full for anyone who does not understand the physical challenges of tuning piano strings. |
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