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Automatic Pianos: A Collector's Guide to the Pianola, Barrel Piano, & Aeolian
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Publication Date
- 2004-08-16
- Pages
- 480
- ISBN
- 9780764320248
- Book Title
- Automatic Pianos : a Collector's Guide to the Pianola, Barrel Piano, and Aeolian Orchestrelle
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, The Limited
- Item Length
- 11 in
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 8.8 in
- Genre
- Antiques & Collectibles, Music
- Topic
- Performing Arts, Musical Instruments / Piano & Keyboard, Musical Instruments / General
- Item Weight
- 99.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 8.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 480 Pages
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Product Information
The era of the self-playing or automatic piano embraced the first three decades of the 20th century. Piano-playing cabinets were followed by the pneumatic player-piano, soon to be known the world over by the name of the leading American make - Pianola. There were many other makes, of course, with names like Kastonome, Triumph, Pistonola, Claviola, Autoplayer and Apollo. Invented almost simultaneously in Germany and America, player pianos became the most sought-after addition to the family home and the huge industry that built them and made their perforated paper music rolls became both important and wealthy. This book, written by a world-renowned authority on mechanical music and its instruments, relates the development of the automatic piano from the spring-powered dulcimer-playing musical clocks of the 16th century through the once-popular barrel-playing pianos and street pianos to the great era of the Reproducing Piano that could bring a famous artist's interpretation of a musical classic into your own drawing-room. The inventors, their perpetual quest for perfection, and their successes and failures are related in this new and fully-illustrated history. Just how the automatic piano works is described in both words and the author's own clear line-drawings, together with 603 b/w and 43 full colour photos. Also, a guide to servicing, maintaining, and playing player pianos and the magnificent Aeolian Orchestrelle roll-playing reed organ is included. Illustrated appendices include a list of makers, brand-names, and a modern-day valuation guide.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, The Limited
ISBN-10
0764320246
ISBN-13
9780764320248
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30250594
Product Key Features
Book Title
Automatic Pianos : a Collector's Guide to the Pianola, Barrel Piano, and Aeolian Orchestrelle
Number of Pages
480 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
Performing Arts, Musical Instruments / Piano & Keyboard, Musical Instruments / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Antiques & Collectibles, Music
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
8.8 in
Item Weight
99.4 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
22
Lccn
2004-000002
Target Audience
Trade
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Dewey Decimal
786.2
Lc Classification Number
Ml1050.O69 2004
Copyright Date
2004
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