Frank J. Conover
piano industry contemporary (per author's foreword)
Biography
Frank J. Conover is named in Alfred Dolge's foreword alongside Henry Ziegler, Richard W. Gertz, and Paul G. Mehlin as one of several contemporaries whose 'valuable labors' the author regretted being unable to discuss, since the book was limited to describing past, settled developments. Dolge characterizes this group collectively as 'earnestly engaged in improving the heritage left us by the masters of the past,' implying Conover was active in piano development work at the time the foreword was written (April 1911). The text supplies no further specifics about his individual role, company, or achievements.
Highlights
- Named by Dolge in the foreword among contemporaries whose current work fell outside the book's historical scope.
- Described as 'earnestly engaged in improving the heritage left us by the masters of the past.'
Source
Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911).
Public domain.