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Automatic Pianos
W.J.G. Ord-Hume
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Description for Automatic Pianos
Num Pages: 480 pages, 43 colour & 603 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AVR; GBC; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 227 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2628.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764320248
SKU
V9780764320248
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About W.J.G. Ord-Hume
Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume is a world authority on mechanical music and its instruments. He lives in Surrey, England.
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