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Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

Bothner

active from 1861

action maker
  • Bothner

Biography

Bothner began to make piano actions in 1861 and, at the time of Spillane's writing, was still doing a large and conservative business in New York, ranking as one of the two notable modern examples of development in action-making the author selects for treatment, alongside the firm of Strauch Bros.

Highlights

  • Began making piano actions in 1861 and, as of 1890, still conducted a large, conservative business in New York.

Source

Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), p. 312.

Public domain.

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