Annotation:Electric Car (The)

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 ELECTRIC CAR, THE. Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. In 1881, a French experimenter named Charles Jeantaud, with help from Camille Faure (inventor of the pasted plate battery), debuted a personal vehicle that ran on electricity, a tricycle (ie, three wheels and a seat) for adults. The car was made from a Tilbury style buggy with a Gramme motor and the Fulmen battery.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 219, p. 24.  Recorded sources:

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