We are pleased to have in our possession a totally
original ( including the original upper & lower pendulum weight's )
and fully working example of a 12 inch French manufactured metronome,
identical to the alleged metronome gifted to Beethoven in 1815 by Johann Maelzel, the inventor of the
mechanical metronome. We also have a slightly later 9 inch version
of the 1818 London manufactured metronome he received after his
initial metronome had 'broken' or was dropped. Following years of
research and our handling of numerous early Victorian metronomes, we
have put together a fairly comprehensive study of these very early
19th Century metronomes and their manufacturers, to include
galleries and operational video's and our own personal opinions as
to the production time line, accuracy, reliability and associated issues that may have
been encountered, not only by Beethoven but other composers of the
era. Due to the work involved and the fact that we have had much of
our information copied without prior agreement or any form of
communication, a small PAYPAL charge of £2.50 is being asked for
access. If you are not automatically redirected post payment, we
will supply the
password by email on confirmation of
payment and your associated email address. This page will be updated
regularly as our research dictates and new metronome's added to our
collection become available for study.
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