Harry Gennett
piano constructor
assistant superintendent
Biography
Harry Gennett, son of Henry Gennett, ably assisted Benjamin Starr in superintending the Starr Piano Company's factories. He developed into a good piano constructor who did excellent work improving the Starr piano and, at the time of writing, was expected to do still more as a piano maker. It was his ambition to see the Starr concert grand, which he designed and constructed himself, adopted by artists of note for their public concerts.
Highlights
- Son of Henry Gennett; assisted Benjamin Starr in superintending the Starr factories
- Developed into a good piano constructor, improving the Starr piano
- Designed and constructed the Starr concert grand piano
Source
Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911), p. 349.
Public domain.