Americus Backers (died 1778), sometimes described as the father of the English grand pianoforte style, brought the hammer striking action for keyboard...

population of around 900 Americus, Missouri, an unincorporated community Americus Township, Lyon County, Kansas Americus Backers (died 1778), described...

those who re-located to England were Johannes Zumpe, Americus Backers, and Adam Beyer. Americus Backers, Adam Beyer, and John Broadwood, all piano builders...

on the instrument in the 1760s, notably by Johann Christian Bach. Americus Backers, with John Broadwood and Robert Stodart, two of Shudi's workmen, produced...

Broadwood joined with another Scot, Robert Stodart, and a Dutchman, Americus Backers, to design a piano in the harpsichord case—the origin of the "grand"...

of Cristofori's original. It emerged from the work in the 1770s of Americus Backers, who established the normal action for English pianos. In the 19th...

square piano greatly popularized the instrument. They also included Americus Backers, one of the inventors of the "English action", which was a modified...

Broadwood joined with another Scot, Robert Stodart, and a Dutchman, Americus Backers, to design a piano in the harpsichord case—the origin of the "grand"...

1760) December 12 – Hermann Raupach, composer (b. 1728) date unknown Americus Backers, piano maker Giovanni Battista Costanzi, Italian composer (born 1704)...

Stodart, founder of another famous firm of piano makers, with helping Americus Backers to perfect the English Grand Action, which remained in use by many...

Broadwood joined with another Scot, Robert Stodart, and a Dutchman, Americus Backers, to design a piano in the harpsichord case—the origin of the "grand"...

investigate a rich source of pearls that Columbus had reported. Vespucci and his backers financed two of the four ships in the small fleet. His role on the voyage...

inscribed Americus Backers, London, of the late 1770s is possibly an 18th-century "fake"; the instrument is genuine but it was probably not made by Backers. There...

Railway and extended the tracks to Columbia. Also in 1895, the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railway, a Savannah-to-Montgomery route, was bought by a...

flight did not come until half a year later in May 1923 at Souther Field in Americus, Georgia, a former Army flight-training field, where he bought a World...

544 Write-In votes (0.77%) for Eugene McCarthy, 1,302 votes (0.65%) for Americus Liberator, 885 Write-In votes (0.44%) for Robert Kennedy, 533 Write-In...

Hackenschmidt's right knee. According to Hackenschmidt, his sparring partners were Americus (Gus Schoenlein), Jacobus Koch, Wladek Zbyszko and Dr. Roller. Ad Santel...

according to Hackenschmidt, his sparring partners for this match were Americus (Gus Schoenlein), Jacobus Koch, Wladek Zbyszko and Dr. Roller. Ad Santel...

Female". The Baltimore Sun. 1901-08-07. p. 3. Retrieved 2017-10-30. ""Americus" Downs Jordan". The Baltimore Sun. 1901-12-11. p. 6. Retrieved 2017-10-31...