1851 Great Exhibition: Official Catalogue: Class X.: Smyth and Roberts
From Graces Guide
491. SMYTH and ROBERTS, Birmingham – Inventors and Manufacturers.
A 7-8va cottage pianoforte, with grand action and repeat, having a sounding-board and back on the principle of a violoncello, etc., obtained by the application of an iron frame well secured between the sounding-board and the strings, which causes the sounding-board to tighten, in a different manner from other pianofortes. They are suited for hot climates.
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