Marianne Davies
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Marianne Davies (various birth and death years reported) was the first person to publicly perform on the glass harmonica (also known as the armonica), an instrument consisting of variously sized and tuned glass bowls that rotate on a common shaft, played by touching the spinning glass with wet fingers.
[edit] Correspondence with inventor Ben Franklin
She corresponded regularly with inventor Ben Franklin,
Various correspondence in the historical archives outlines her failing health, and her desire to have the opportunity to play the instrument again before her death.
Correspondence is published on William Zeitler's website; William Zeitler being one of the world's leading present-day armonicists.
