Published Weekly
For the Trade
Single Copies
Ten Cents
Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

Haywood

inventor/patentee of the "Phrasing Lever"

Biography

Haywood patented the "Phrasing Lever" in 1903, a device intended, like the Metrostyle and Themodist, to assist the amateur player-piano operator in phrasing and interpreting a composition. No further biographical detail, including a given name, is provided in the text.

Highlights

  • Patented the "Phrasing Lever" in 1903

Source

Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911).

Public domain.

← All Piano People