We look forward to seeing the photograph, Diane. In the meantime, here is a square piano for you to play  followed by some additional collections of musical instruments in other parts of the world: ![]() An ingenious craftsman but an unlucky businessman, Alpheus Babcock invented the one-piece iron frame, one of America's chief contributions to piano development. The iron frame allowed for larger, more stable instruments that could produce bigger sounds. This instrument is one of two known Babcock pianos with an iron frame. Photo and caption from National Museum of American History: Music & Musical InstrumentsUploaded with ImageShack.usAccademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Musical Instruments Museum (MUSA) in Rome, Italy Bate Collection in Oxford, UK Berlin Musical Instrument Museum in Berlin, Germany Galleria Borghese in Rome, Italy Museum of Fine Arts Musical Instrument Collection in Boston, Massachusetts, USA Wikipedia: Gurminj Museum of Musical Instruments in Dushanbe, Tajikistan Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad, California, USA Museum of Greek Popular Instruments in Athens, Greece National Music Museum in Vermillion, South Dakota, USA National Museum of American History: Music & Musical InstrumentsSchubert Club Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA Texas Music Museum in Austin, Texas, USA Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments in New Haven, Connecticut, USA Musical Instrument Museum in Brussels, Belgium _________________________ Best Regards,
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