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Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

Henry Kuster

inventor

Biography

Henry Kuster is named as the collaborator with whom R. W. Pain built, in 1880, an early pneumatic self-playing piano for Needham & Sons, with a compass of 39 notes. The text does not elaborate further on Henry Kuster's individual role or subsequent work beyond this joint credit.

Highlights

  • Worked in conjunction with R. W. Pain to build a pneumatic self-playing piano for Needham & Sons in 1880

Source

Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911), p. 136.

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