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OBJECT TYPE: KEYBOARD
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0406.007

MANUFACTURER: McGlashen, Mr. Frank
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 7
Total Parts: 9
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS LEG

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 57.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 5.3 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Music
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: McGlashen
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS SOLOVOX WAS USED BYORIGINAL OWNER MR. KEN BAER C. 1948- 1950S; USED AGAIN IN LATE 1960S OR EARLY 1970S
Canada: SOLOVOX ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT, OWNED AND PLAYED BY MR. KEN BAER. IT WAS PURCHASED IN TORONTO CO. 1948 FROM HEINTZMAN & CO. LTD., AND USED MOSTLY IN CHURCHES OR FOR EVANGELICAL MEETINGS. .7-.8 BRASS LEGS MADE BY MACHINIST FRED MCGLASHEN, AND ALLOWED SOLOVOX TO BE USED WITH A PIANO ON A TEMPORARY BASIS IE. DID NOT HAVE TO PERMANENTLY SCREW KEYBOARD TO PIANO. (REF. 1)
Function: TO GENERATE A RANGE OF STRING, WOODWIND AND ORGAN TYPE MUSICAL SOUNDS TO ACCOMPANY A TRADITIONAL PIANO.
Technical: EARLY FORM OF ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT, CONSISTING OF A KEYBOARD OF 3 OCTAVES AND 36 KEYS, AND A "TONE CABINET" HOUSING A SPEAKER & VACUUM TUBE ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS RESPONSIBLE FOR TONE GENERATION & AMPLIFICATION. SOLOVOX IS MONOPHONIC DEVICE: PLAYS ONLY ONE NOTE AT A TIME. DESIGNED FOR USE WITH PIANO. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings visible.
Missing: KEYBOARD LEG NOT ORIGINAL/MFD BY SOLOVOX.
Finish: Adjustable brass legs mfd by Mr. Frank McGlashen (a machinist friend of Ken Baer) in Toronto. The legs allowed Mr. Baer to temporarily attach the Solovox to a piano and adjust it to the appropriate height, without having to permanently screw the keyboard to the piano. (Ref. 1)
Decoration: N/A

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McGlashen, Mr. Frank, Support, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2002.0406, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0406.007/

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