Player Pianos Photos

Self playing pianos were made in several designs mostly using programs of punched holes in piano rolls. In the age of computers, electronic pianos have updated the mechanical techniques once employed.

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Player pianos at Revelstoke Nickelodeon Museum. Revelstoke, BC.French Mechanical Piano at Revelstoke Nickelodeon Museum. Revelstoke, BC.Player piano at Haas-Lilienthal House. San Francisco, CA.Hupfeld Phonoliszt Violina player piano with automatic violins at Deutsches Museum. Munich, Germany.
Player pianos at Revelstoke Nickelodeon Museum. Revelstoke, BC.French Mechanical Piano (c1850) (Planchette Antiphonel) at Revelstoke Nickelodeon Museum. Revelstoke, BC.Player piano at Haas-Lilienthal House. San Francisco, CA.Hupfeld Phonoliszt Violina player piano with automatic violins at Deutsches Museum. Munich, Germany.
Automated monkey at piano by Gustave Vichy at Arts et Metiers Museum. Paris, France.Player piano at Menger Hotel. San Antonio, TX.Electric player piano by Weber Duo-Art Player Co. at Park-McCullough Historic Estate. North Bennington, VT.
Automated monkey at piano (c1900) by Gustave Vichy at Arts et Metiers Museum. Paris, France.Player piano at Menger Hotel. San Antonio, TX.Electric player piano (1920) by Weber Duo-Art Player Co. at Park-McCullough Historic Estate. North Bennington, VT.
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