P. K. Van Yorx
inventor
Biography
P. K. Van Yorx is credited by Dolge with inventing a device used in player pianos to increase the volume of tone, one of several mechanical improvements noted in the chapter on the player piano's development. He is named alongside other inventors such as Kelly and Dickinson as contributing ingenious improvements to the player-piano mechanism, though no further biographical detail is given.
Highlights
- Invented a player-piano device to increase the volume of tone
Source
Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911).
Public domain.