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Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

Keeley

co-inventor of the "Temponome" co-inventor of the Temponome

Biography

Keeley, together with Thomas Danquard, invented the "Temponome" in 1911, a system of music-roll markings indicating tempo for player pianos. No further biographical detail, including a given name, is provided in the text. Keeley is credited, jointly with Danquard, as inventor of the Temponome, a player-piano device dated 1911 shown in cross-section in an accompanying illustration. No further biographical detail is provided.

Highlights

  • Co-invented the "Temponome" tempo-marking system with Thomas Danquard in 1911
  • Co-credited with inventing the Keeley-Danquard Temponome, 1911

Source

Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911), p. 162.

Public domain.

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