Edwin S. Votey
Edwin Scott Votey (June 8, 1856 - January 21, 1931) was an American inventor credited with invention of the pianola in 1895.[1][2][3] The New York Times said that Votey was regarded as "the inventive genius of the automatic music industry".[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New York Times: January 22, 1931;E.S. VOTEY, INVENTOR OF PIANOLA, IS DEAD; Had Long Led in Automatic Music Industry and Was Aeolian Company Official. DIRECTOR OF JERSEY BANK Pioneer in Developing Reproducing Piano Lived in Summit-- Was 74 Years Old.
- ↑ Edwin Votey, Inventor of pianola
- ↑ The First PIANOLA, invented by Edwin S. Votey - c. 1895