Henry Herz
inventor
simplified the Erard action
Biography
Henry Herz is credited with simplifying the Erard piano action. The author states that since Herz's simplification, no radical changes of merit have been recorded in piano action design, though many detail improvements have followed, such as metal flanges and tubes to protect action parts from atmospheric influences.
Highlights
- Simplified the Erard piano action, after which the text records no further radical changes of merit
Source
Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911), p. 85.
Public domain.