Robert flemming jr. biography
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Guitar
Robert Flemming Jr. a former civil war veteran and former slave, had the guitar patented on March 3rd, 1886. He also received a Canadian patent on April 5, 1887. Flemming’s guitar, which was called the “Euphonica,” produced a louder and more resonant sound than the traditional guitars. With the success of his guitar, he went on to become a music teacher and run his own guitar manufacturing business. Flemming’s guitar design is still used to this day!
Player Piano & Arm for Record Player
Joseph Dickenson was a musical instrument designer born in Canada in 1855. He moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1870, where he joined the very prominent Clough and Warren Organ Company designing his own successful line of reed organs. He also developed new devices to improve the function of the previous player pianos. Dickinson’s new piano could begin playing at any point in the musical roll and did not have to start at the beginning. His new player pianos became highly sought after. His invention was patented on June 11, 1912.
He received a number of other patents for his musical inventions, including the arm for the record player which he received a patent fo
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1839 - 1919
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Robert F. Flemming Jr.
African-American inventor (1839–1919)
Robert F. Flemming Jr. | |
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| Born | (1839-07-00)July , 1839[1] Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.[2] |
| Died | February 23, 1919(1919-02-23) (aged 79) Melrose, Massachusetts, U.S.[3] |
| Occupation(s) | Guitar manufacturer,[4] inventor,[5] music teacher[1] |
| Known for | Invention of guitar-like instrument "Euphonica",[5] spotting the H.L. Hunley[6] |
| Spouse | Eleanora Flemming[1] |
| Other name(s) | Fleming,[7] Flemmings[5] |
| Buried | Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose, Massachusetts |
| Allegiance | Union[8] |
| Years of service | 1863–1865[7] |
| Rank | Landsman[7] |
| Unit | 25th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts[8] |
Robert Francis Flemming Jr. (July 1839[1] – February 23, 1919) was an American inventor[5] and Union sailor in the American Civil War.[7][8] He was the first crew member aboard the USS Housatonic to spot the H.L. Hunley before it sank the USS Housatonic. The sinking of USS Housatonic is renowned as the first sinking of an enemy ship in combat by a submarine.[6]