Clavioline
date: label: Date made
content: 1947 to 1955
name: label: maker
content: Societe Le Clavioline
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This clavioline was made by Société Le Clavioline in Paris, France, around1947-1955. It is comprised of a combination amplifier/speaker and 3 octave piano attachment Type CM, Series 8, Serial #1424. The clavioline is a member of the keyboard family of musical instruments and is attached to a piano, under the right-hand end of the piano keyboard. It is played with the right hand on the Clavioline and the left hand on the piano, thus achieving the sound of a piano and organ played together. There are 18 stop-tabs. There is an engraved nameplate:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>“Clavioline” S.A.R.L.<br>Paris, 9 Rue Richponse<br>Type CM, Série 8, No. 1424<br>License Constant Martin<br>License Réne Bouveau<br>Made in France<br>Bté S.G.D.G. – Patented – Patents Pending</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France: Île-de-France, Paris
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Electronic Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Grift of Rose E. and Prof. Seymour R. Kesten
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1987.0122.01
label: accession number
content: 1987.0122
label: catalog number
content: 1987.0122.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: clavioline
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 17 1/2 in x 22 in x 9 1/2 in; 44.45 cm x 55.88 cm x 24.13 cm