Plays and Sings Standing.
Although it can hardly be" said to supply a long-felt want, an appliance invented by a gentleman, well known in the musical world undoubtedly meets a demand evident in these days of "society entertainers. " The singer who accompanies himself at the pianoforte has up to now done so in spite of two very evident disadvantages. In the first .place, he is sitting down, and so cannot employ his lungs as freely as if standing up ; and, secondly, the piano be-
ing before his face, his notes are not so distinctly heard as if nothing intervened. To his rescue now comes the invention referred to. Very simple in construction, it is nothing more than a box, having on top a similar set of keys to those on -the pianoforte itself. Placed in position — as shown in the illustration — when, the notes are pressed, levers inside the box play the same notes on the real instrument. The performer is thus able to play and sing standing erect.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2368, 20 July 1899, Page 52
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169Plays and Sings Standing. Otago Witness, Issue 2368, 20 July 1899, Page 52
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