Coleman
inventor
Biography
Coleman is referenced only as the originator of certain methods for combining the reed organ and the piano into a single instrument. These methods were later adapted by the Buffalo maker Lafayette Louis, who took out his own patent in 1863 for a combination reed organ and piano built upon Coleman's approach. No first name, dates, location, or further biographical detail about Coleman is provided in this portion of the text.
Highlights
- Originated methods for combining the reed organ and piano, later adapted by Lafayette Louis in an 1863 patent
Source
Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), p. 145.
Public domain.