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BOWERS David Q.A history of coin-operated pianos and orchestrions.
Contents
CHAPTER 1
The beginnings of mechanical music... The first or- chestrions... Imhof & Mukle... Ludwig Hupfeld, A. G.... M. Welte & Sons... Other German builders.
CHAPTER 2
Beginning of the coin piano business in America... F. Engelhardt & Sons... Niagara Musical Instrument Mfg. Co.... Theatre photoplayers... The J. P. See- burg Piano Company... Western Electric, Link, Mar- quette... The Operators Piano Company, Empress Electric, Rockola... Berry-Wood Piano Player Co.... North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works; Capitol Piano and Organ Co.... Chicago Electric, Nelson- Wiggen... Machines made by the Mills Novelty Com- pany... Banjorchestra...
CHAPTER 3
Mr. Farny Wurlitzer... History of the Wurlitzer Com- pany... Regina music boxes... Eugene DeKleist... The House of Wurlitzer... Hope-Jones Unit Orchestra ... Band organs... Background of the Wurlitzer coin- operated piano and orchestrion business c. 1902-1909.
CHAPTER 4
THE TONOPHONE... Promotion of the coin-oper- ated music field... The novelty of coin pianos... Spec- ifications of various models... Testimonials.
CHAPTER 5
THE PIANINO... 44-note pianos a distinct type... The competing Pianolin... Features of the Pianino The Violin Pianino... The Bijou Orchestra.
CHAPTER 6
WURLITZER 65-NOTE PLAYER PIANO... Intro- duction in 1908... The Violin Piano... Automatic Mu- sic Roll Changer... Description of roll-making process Synopsis of different types of Wurlitzer coin piano and orchestrion rolls... Violin-Flute Piano introduced The Orchestra Piano, evolution, multitude of case designs.
CHAPTER 7
THE PIANORCHESTRA... The Most Wonderful Musical Instrument the World Has Ever Known... Early case styles... 1903-1914 importations from J. D. Philipps & Sohne ... Mandolin PianOrchestras... Con- cert PianOrchestras... c. 1915-1920 manufacture at North Tonawanda... Various models and case designs. 137-166
CHAPTER 8
THE PAGANINI... Violin-playing machines... Mills Violano-Virtuoso... Royal Violista... Hupfeld Phono- liszt-Violina... The Paganini Violin Piano... Paganini Violin Orchestra... Philipps' catalogue descriptions... Solo Violin Piano.
CHAPTER 9
Wurlitzer Harp, Style A and B... The J. W. Whitlock Company... 88-Note Player Piano... Mandolin Quar- tette... Mandolin Sextette... Autograph Reproducing Piano.
CHAPTER 10
A photo album of various coin pianos and orchestrions surviving today in public and private collections.
248 pages
Edition : 1966
Language : english
