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The Dietzes: Inventors from Father to Son

Published on , by Caroline Legrand
Auction on 18 May 2019 - 14:00 (CEST) - 16, avenue de Lyon - 03200 Vichy

The Dietz family from Germany were famous for their highly innovative musical instruments, like this harp piano combining a harp and a keyboard.

Piano harp by Dietz, second half of the 19th century.Estimate: €8,000 The Dietzes: Inventors from Father to Son

Piano harp by Dietz, second half of the 19th century.
Estimate: €8,000

This odd instrument uses keys to activate small leather-covered jacks, which pluck metal strings covered in silk. The founder of the lineage, Johann Christian…
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Saturday 18 May 2019 - 14:00 (CEST)
16, avenue de Lyon - 03200 Vichy
Vichy Enchères