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    harmonica in his instrument collection. Mozart composed for Franklin's glass harmonica, as did Beethoven. Gaetano Donizetti used the instrument in the accompaniment...
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    Glass harmonica (category Articles with MusicBrainz instrument identifiers)
    "musical glasses" or the "glass harp". When Benjamin Franklin invented his mechanical version of the instrument in 1761, he called it the armonica, based on the...
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    and Sparkle (1976), before experiencing problems with the record company. Franklin left Atlantic in 1979 and signed with Arista Records. Her success...
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    teachings of Charles Hobbs who utilized a similar instrument called The Day-Timer, which predated the Franklin Planner. The planner pages are drilled, loose-leaf...
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  • idiophones). Many glass instruments produce an ethereal, otherworldly timbre. A well-known glass instrument is Ben Franklin's glass harmonica. Historical...
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    company shipped massive numbers of the enslaved by land and sea to markets at Natchez and New Orleans. During his time with the partnership, Franklin...
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    television series, Franklin. Christine de Pas, Madame Brillon de Jouy et son salon : Une musicienne des Lumières, intime de Benjamin Franklin, Paris, Éditions...
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    from September 2003 through July 2011, Franklin served as Artist Relations Manager for Fender Musical Instruments Corporation and SWR. He returned to music...
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    distributed through its partner Seiko Instruments, Inc. The eBook products are sold in BOOKMAN Book Card, digital download (Franklin Reader, Mobipocket Reader, or...
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  • John Diebel (category Benjamin Franklin Medal (Franklin Institute) laureates)
    1943) is the founder of telescope manufacturer Meade Instruments and a recipient of the Franklin Institute's Bower Award For Business Leadership. Soon...
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    technology company that manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument systems and reagents. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New...
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  • Holding Company, with the lead vocal by Janis Joplin. Franklin was the elder sister of American singer/musician Aretha Franklin. Erma Franklin was born...
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    The Warner & Swasey Company was an American manufacturer of machine tools, instruments, and special machinery. It operated as an independent business firm...
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  • Macerich Mag Instrument, Inc. Mapbox Mattel Maxim Integrated Maxtor Maxwell Technologies Mazda North American Operations McAfee The McClatchy Company McKesson...
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    Orville Gibson (category American musical instrument makers)
    Gibson Guitar Company in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1902, makers of guitars, mandolins and other instruments. His earliest known instrument was a 10-string...
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    spectrophotometers. In the 1950s, the company name changed to Beckman Instruments, Inc. In the 1950s, Beckman Instruments developed the EASE series of analog...
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    Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American songwriter, choir director, gospel singer, and rapper. He is best known for leading urban...
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    electrical, flooring, interior trim, instrument panels, etc., to original equipment manufacturing (OEM) auto companies./ On March 16, 1999, Lear announced...
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    the era, he was a big fan of the instruments created by the C.F. Martin & Company and used a variety of their instruments. Smeck was unsuccessful in obtaining...
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    late 1960, the Control Instrument Company installed the first production Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System (FLOLS) onboard Franklin D. Roosevelt. She recorded...
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  • General in Goodlettsville Healthways in Franklin Hobby Express in Franklin Iasis Healthcare in Franklin The ICEE Company Ingram Content Group in La Vergne Kaiser...
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  • Dickinson and Company, also known as BD, is an American multinational medical technology company that manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument systems...
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    Franklin Story Musgrave (born August 19, 1935) is an American physician and a retired NASA astronaut. He is a public speaker and consultant to both Disney's...
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    traditional string instruments, and like the acoustic upright double bass. As a guitar-like amplified alternative to this instrument, the Fender Precision...
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    The Instrument 1 was nominated for multiple awards: it was named one of Time's "25 Best Inventions of 2015" and was a finalist in Fast Company's Innovation...
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  • government did not own, a decision that had to go all the way to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. After other very profitable construction projects for...
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  • This is a list of Stradivarius string instruments made by members of the house of Antonio Stradivari. This list has 282 entries. Detail of Ole Bull Stradivarius...
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    [citation needed] Madden has many tattoos, including a tattoo of Benjamin Franklin, which covers his entire back. Leahey, Andrew. "Artist Biography [Benji...
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    over. Franklin is home to the DeBence Antique Music World, a museum whose collection contains more than 100 antique mechanical musical instruments. In 1903...
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    Lightning rod (redirect from Franklin rod)
    protection. The principle of the lightning rod was first detailed by Benjamin Franklin in Pennsylvania in 1755, who in subsequent years developed his invention...
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