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Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

H.O. Kearsing

fl. 1831

patent holder pianoforte maker

Biography

H.O. Kearsing was one of three members of the Kearsing piano-making family, along with G.F. and W.F. Kearsing, who jointly held a United States patent dated June 13, 1831, for an improvement in square piano actions. Spillane notes the invention proved to be of little practical value and did not survive in use.

Highlights

  • Co-holder, with G.F. and W.F. Kearsing, of a United States patent dated June 13, 1831, for an improvement in square piano actions.

Source

Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), p. 106.

Public domain.

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