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...market last month by Hadclorff Co. of Rockford, Ill., the Vertichord is the logical expression of the movement which caused makers long ago to scale down grand pianos to baby grands, uprights to pianettes. Measuring 45 in. high, 60 in. wide and 25 in. deep, the Vertichord is essentially a grand piano upended, combining the long strings and large sounding board of that instrument with the compactness of an upright, the grace of a spinet. Cost of the Vertichord: $295 to $445. Similar instruments are being marketed by other firms: the Vertical Grand, the Betsy Ross Spinet, the Spinet Grand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Keyboards | 8/5/1935 | See Source »

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