Joseph Dickinson (also spelt Joseph Hunter Dickinson) of Cranford, New Jersey invented several improvements to different musical instruments. In particular, Joseph Dickinson invented an improvement to player pianos (patent below) that provided better actuation - the loudness or softness of the key strikes; and could play the sheet music from any point in the song.
| Joseph Hunter Dickinson | #624,192
#915,942 #926,178 #1,028,996 #1,252,411 |
5/2/1899
3/23/1909 6/29/1909 6/11/1912 1/8/1918 |
Adjustable tracker for pneumatic
playing attachments
Volume-controlling means for mechanical musical instruments Player-piano Phonograph |