Emmons Hamlin

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Emmons Hamlin

American musical instrument craftsman

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The reed organ
In 1847, Emmons Hamlin, an employee of the George A. Prince melodeon factory in Buffalo, N.Y., greatly improved the tonal quality of free reeds by bending them in various ways; the Boston firm that Hamlin founded with Henry Mason in 1854 became an international leader in producing…
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In 1847, Emmons Hamlin, an employee of the George A. Prince melodeon factory in Buffalo, N.Y., greatly improved the tonal quality of free reeds by bending them in various ways; the Boston firm that Hamlin founded with Henry Mason in 1854 became an international leader in producing…
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