George W. Seaverns
action maker
founder
Biography
George W. Seaverns established his own piano action factory at Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, in 1851, making him one of the earlier American specialists in action manufacturing, alongside firms such as F. W. Frickinger's in Albany/Nassau, New York. His portrait — a mustached man in a suit and bow tie — is reproduced in the text specifically to show who he was as founder of this action factory. No further biographical detail about Seaverns, such as dates of birth or death, is given in this text beyond his founding of the Cambridgeport business.
Highlights
- Established his own piano action factory at Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, in 1851
- His portrait is reproduced in the text identifying him as this factory's founder
Source
Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911), p. 127.
Public domain.