Dulcitone

The Dulcitone was invented by Thomas Machell of Glasgow in the late 1800s. The keyboard activates felt covered hammers which strike tuning forks (as opposed to piano). I've never actually heard one so can't describe how it sounds. If any one knows of any sound samples anywhere then please let us know.

Here are a couple of Dulcitones that sold on Ebay this year.

This one sold for £98.

And this one sold for £82. Interestingly this one also has a sustain pedal and the legs fold underneath allowing you to play it on a table top.

Comments

[Rob]

Here is a link where you can listen to a Dulcitone :-

http://virb.com/dulcitone1884

There are 2x samples.