Typewriter for music

This is - a very rare and almost incredible find. Very few people had this almost unknown musical typewriter Keaton Music. According to the news Xi CBS, "aware of the existence of 10 - 12 copies made.»
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Keaton Music Typewriter was first patented in 1936 (14 keys) Keaton Robert H. San Francisco, California. Another patent was issued in 1953 (33 key), which included improvements in the machine. The machine prints on paper, lying flat under the printing mechanism. There are several musical typewriters Keaton, who is supposed to still remain in museums and private collections. The car in the photo was sold in the 1950s for about $ 225. Typewriter easier for publishers, teachers and musicians, creating copies of musical recordings in the required large quantities. Composers, however, preferred to compose music manually.



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