{"id":34604,"date":"2016-02-27T09:33:43","date_gmt":"2016-02-27T14:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=34604"},"modified":"2016-02-27T09:33:43","modified_gmt":"2016-02-27T14:33:43","slug":"cool-stuff-13-the-1953-keaton-music-typewriter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2016\/02\/27\/cool-stuff-13-the-1953-keaton-music-typewriter\/","title":{"rendered":"COOL STUFF #13 | The 1953 Keaton Music Typewriter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Ever wonder how they used to print music?<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34613\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34613\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34613\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/KMusicTypewriter.jpg\" alt=\"1953 Keaton Music Typewriter\" width=\"770\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/KMusicTypewriter.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/KMusicTypewriter-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1953 Keaton Music Typewriter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before the invention of based notation software programs, there was The Keaton Music Typewriter. In was originally\u00a0invented as a portable typewriter\u00a0with just 14 keys in San Francisco by\u00a0Robert H. Keaton in 1933. He released a larger 33 key version in 1953 (see photos) which sold for the tidy sum of $225.<\/p>\n<p>Sales figures are unknown, but today it is estimated that between six and 24 are left in existence. One was recently up for sale on Etsy for $6000 USD.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The typewriter worked by placing a single sheet of paper on a board behind the typing mechanism.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uctqHxzkNYI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>You can read more about these historical music notation machines at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicprintinghistory.org\/music-typewriters.html\">Musicprintinghistory.org<\/a>. It&#8217;s a great resource for those interested in learning about the history of music printing. While you&#8217;re there check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicprintinghistory.org\/music-typewriters\/31-columbia-music-typewriter.html\">Columbia Music Typewriter<\/a> invented in 1885.\u00a0Neat stuff!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34617\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/MBHT_Keaton_Music_Typewriter_brochure_cover.jpg\" alt=\"MBHT_Keaton_Music_Typewriter_brochure_cover\" width=\"606\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/MBHT_Keaton_Music_Typewriter_brochure_cover.jpg 606w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/MBHT_Keaton_Music_Typewriter_brochure_cover-237x300.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>#LUDWIGVAN<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Want more updates on Toronto-centric classical music news and review\u00a0before anyone else finds out? 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