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Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

Wornum

inventor of upright piano action

Biography

Wornum is credited in the text as the originator of an upright piano action, which Camille Pleyel and Kalkbrenner adopted for use in their own pianos after studying piano making in London.

Highlights

  • Credited as the inventor of the upright piano action adopted by Camille Pleyel and Kalkbrenner for their firm's pianos

Source

Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911), p. 256.

Public domain.

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