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Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

Kelly

inventor

Biography

Kelly is named by Dolge as one of several inventors—alongside Dickinson and P. K. Van Yorx—whose 'ingenious improvements' were advancing the mechanism of the player piano at the time of writing. No further biographical information is provided.

Highlights

  • Credited with ingenious improvements to the player-piano mechanism

Source

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

Public domain.

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