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jan 4, 1900 - Dynamophon or Telharmonium

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The Telharmonium is considered to be the first electromechanical musical instrument. It was patented in 1896. The first prototype was built in 1900 by its inventor Thaddeus Cahill in Washington, D.C..

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jan 4, 1900
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~ 126 years ago

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