Historical question

S. Brady sbrady@u.washington.edu
Wed, 17 Jan 1996 10:34:28 -0800 (PST)


On Wed, 17 Jan 1996 ATodd@UH.EDU wrote:

>    Can anyone pinpoint when the overstrung bass was introduced and by whom?
>
> Avery Todd
> atodd@uh.edu

      The overstrung bass was first used in 1828 by Jean-Henri Pape in
an upright piano only 1 meter tall.



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