Americus Backers
The Dutchman Americus Backers (* around 1740; † after 1778) is considered to be the inventor of an early English piano mechanism in which the strings are not plucked as with the harpsichord , but are struck with a hammer. Backers worked in London between 1763 and 1778 and developed his mechanics probably around 1772. It was taken up by John Broadwood (1732-1812) and his apprentice Robert Stodart (1748-1831).
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- David Crombie: Piano. London 1995
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- Keyboard wiki ( Memento from December 5, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) - Portal on the subject of historical piano making
Individual proof
- ↑ ( page no longer available , search in web archives: information according to familysearch )
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| SURNAME | Backers, Americus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | is considered to be the inventor of an early English piano mechanism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 18th century |