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	Player piano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The player piano was most popular in the first half of the 20th century, roughly at the same time as the acoustic phonograph.
		Player pianos were sometimes manufactured with additional combinations of organ pipes and percussion instruments built into them.
		A player piano is an acoustic piano where the sound is produced mechanically by moving keys which cause hammers to strike the piano strings.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Player_piano (1012 words)

	Player piano
		However, the original pneumatic players were constructed in a separate cabinet, which was placed in front of the keyboard of an ordinary piano, in such a way that a series of felt-covered wooden or metal "fingers" were located above each key of the piano and struck the corresponding note as indicated by the music roll.
		The listener is able to play their flavorite artist's regular CD on a Stereo system and at the same time play a special floppy on the piano that would synchronize the piano part with the rest of the music.
		A player piano is an acoustic piano where the sound is produced by moving the keys, which in turn cause the hammers to strike the piano strings.
	www.mp3.fm /Player_piano.htm (1282 words)

	On a Roll: History of the Steinway Reproducing Piano
		Owning a piano meant several things: that one had the means to afford such a costly instrument; and that a woman in the household was sophisticated enough to play the piano.
		The player piano was the one of the first of many inventions to change music as a commodity.
		The music recorded on the player piano roll reflected the changing social fabric of the day--the end of Victorian convention and the beginning of the uninhibited modern thinking and free-spending practices of the twentieth century.
	www.tcom.ohiou.edu /piano/onaroll2.html (467 words)

	Player Piano an automated piano vorsetzer by dr.Godfried-Willem Raes
		The player piano is one of the oldest musical robots build and developed at the Logos Foundation.
		All technical details with regard to building and design of player pianos can be found in our course on experimental music at http://www.logosfoundation.org/kursus/2115.html (dutch) and 2116.html (english, all circuit details).
		In 2006 we improved the PCB's for player piano by increasing the density.
	www.logosfoundation.org /instrum_gwr/playerpiano.html (2777 words)

	The Player Piano
		These clumsy, rather cumbersome contrivances soon gave way to the Player Piano where the automatic mechanism was built within the casework of the standard piano, and from about 1910 until the end of the 1920s many hundreds of these instruments were sold world-wide.
		When this device was positioned in front of a standard piano, the very special roll inserted, and the electric motor switched on, the piano would be played in exactly the same way as the famous pianist had played when he or she sat down at the recording piano in the Welte factory.
		As with ordinary Player Pianos, this fully automatic mechanism was later built into the standard piano casework and several other firms brought out their own versions of Reproducing Piano.
	www.musicalmuseum.co.uk /player.html (494 words)

	PLAYER'S PIANO
		The acoustic piano sounds' stereo spread is also worth a mention, being pleasingly realistic as opposed to the exaggerated left-to-right key-follow panorama often employed to make up for the use of mono samples in synths.
		Piano 5 (Rock Piano) is mildly reminiscent of the old Yamaha CP70, but doesn't quite make it for me, being a bit too cheesily artificial and insufficiently CP70-like to find favour with fans of Tony Banks.
		As a piano sound source its merits are, of course, more subjective, but from a personal point of view I found it very rewarding and inspiring, and never tired of playing the instrument.
	www.soundonsound.com /sos/jan00/articles/kawai.htm (3377 words)

	KURT VONNEGUT: Peter J. Reed on ''Player Piano''
		Player Piano, Vonnegut's first published novel, enjoyed a mixed success, the original Scribners edition being followed within two years by the 1953 Doubleday Science Fiction Book Club edition and a Bantam paperback with a new title, Utopia 14, in 1954.
		The title derives from the fact that the player piano, with its key-punched paper rolls displacing the pianist, is one of the earliest applications of automation.
		One significant thematic and structural pattern in Player Piano involves the classical and religious mythic pattern of the hero's descent into a netherworld in order to be resurrected, rejuvenated and enlightened, and often hailed as a messianic figure.
	www.vonnegutweb.com /playerpiano/pp_peterjreed.html (969 words)

	No. 692: Player Piano
		Piano roll companies soon made pianos that could reproduce a pianist playing.
		If a player used rubato or made a mistake, there it was on the master roll.
		The player piano was one more technology that played ongoing counterpoint to our dreams.
	www.uh.edu /engines/epi692.htm (457 words)

	The Player Piano Page - Pianola Information & Resources
		The player piano enjoyed its peak of popularity between 1900 and 1930, after which time the wireless, which was significantly cheaper and more versatile, became the main source of home entertainment.
		As the vast majority of player pianos are now at least seventy years old and many are sadly dilapidated, enthusiasts all over the world are devoting much time and effort to the restoration of these remarkable instruments.
		A player piano can of course be played by hand in the normal way, as the piano action and keyboard are entirely conventional.
	www.pianola.com (427 words)

	Player piano in top condition w
		That is incorrect if the piano has been completely restored like we do it in our player piano shop.
		At home I like to play the player piano while I vacuum since that is the only music that can be heard over your normal vacuum cleaner.
		Piano or other musical instrument shall not be subjected to extremes in temperature or humidity.
	www.thepianoworld.com /Fischer_Pratt2.htm (802 words)

	PLAYER PIANO REBIRTH
		In the mid-teens, a few player pianos emerged, most in grand form, capable of reproducing the expression and intent of the original recording artist.
		The objective is to add to a pneumatically operated piano, a set of e-valves (might be referred to as "relays"), in such a manner that for whatever reason in the foreseeable future, they can be removed to restore the piano to its original state.
		It is quite possible that contemporary roll recutters will find these initial scan files of great help in their efforts to provide the player piano community with an ever larger library of new rolls for those preferring to operate their pianos with new recut rolls.
	members.shaw.ca /smythe/rebirth.htm (1106 words)

	History of the Player Piano written by Robbie Rhodes
		I define a "Player Piano" as a piano powered by foot-pedals or a hand-crank, and containing an added built-in mechanism which operates the piano keys in lieu of a human pianist.
		The sound of music rolls made for playing on a foot powered piano can be greatly enhanced by the additional nuances added by a skilled operator, who varies the foot-pump pressure and manipulates small hand-levers during the song in order to add accents and crescendos, etc.
		The "Expression Piano" is derived from the foot-pumped piano with the addition of an electric motor-powered pump and a few relatively simple devices to vary the hammer velocity.
	www.player-care.com /explains.html (737 words)

	67. Maintaining player pianos
		Players are somewhat complicated to work on, so don't go beyond what you can understand by reading these helps and your own common sense.
		BUT, be sure to leave the regular piano pedals and the rods that run from the pedals to the sides of the box and up to the action.
		If, after you have stripped out the player piano, all you have left are is wires, you are in serious trouble.
	www.stevespianoservice.com /67-plyer.htm (550 words)

	Player Piano and Mechanical Music Exchange
		The piano is in very good condition, wonderfully playable with great sound and an original soundboard which has been called "tremendous" by the two expert technicians who have serviced the piano.
		The player belonged to an elderly deceased female and I am told by the family that sold it to me that she would let no one touch the piano except her.
		It was pneumatically restored and refinished by a player piano rebuilder in the mid 1980's and sold to the present owner in 1990.
	mmd.foxtail.com /Exchange (5058 words)

	Player Piano Restoration
		We restore player pianos from all over the US, and can arrange for shipping of your piano to our restoration facilities and back to your home as part of the package.
		Many of our customers who have old player pianos would like to have them restored, but may hesitate because their player rolls are old, or may have been misplaced years ago.
		Player piano rolls are readily available from QRS Music Technologies, Inc. - in a wide variety of styles of music, from the old-fashioned to the most modern music, and their titles are being updated all the time.
	www.accutonepiano.com /player_piano_restoration.htm (371 words)

	Halfbakery: Player-Piano Broadcasts
		Maybe you've seen those computer-operated player pianos, where the tunes are saved on floppy disks.
		Lamarr and player pianos were mentioned, he was politely shown the door.
		Years later, their basic idea of channel switching---done with computers instead of player piano rolls---was adopted to avoid jamming.
	www.halfbakery.com /idea/Player-Piano_20Broadcasts (629 words)

	The Player Piano Ring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Rare vintage player piano rolls reissued - over 400 great ragtime, blues and popular 88-Note music rolls; Ampico, Duo-Art, and Welte Licensee rolls of popular and classical music are available, as well as "A" roll recuts for nickelodeons and CD audio recordings of some of today's finest artists of hot music.
		Specialist in the restoration of player pianos, pianolas and reproducing pianos.
		We provide service and rebuilding for player pianos, pipe organs, band organs and other mechanical music instruments and their components.
	m.webring.com /hub?ring=playerpiano (1715 words)

	Piano Information and Prices
		Our new and used piano prices are used by technicians and appraisers.
		Our information starts with people, not computers, and understanding how you are going to use it is important so we specialized in learning about your needs, your uses, and finally, designing these pages to address your situation.
		No one has all of the answers, but we do have an extensive piano information library from which to do piano research.
	www.bluebookofpianos.com (197 words)

	Gabe's Player Piano Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		This player piano was neglected and was pretty much ignored for the next thirty years.
		A player piano is a real piano with the addition of the player action and related machinery which (in my opinion) amounts to the mechanics of an automobile within the piano case.
		Harris' web site Player Piano Restorations Illustrated is very informative in that it takes one through the entire process (in words and pictures) of the major steps involved in rebuilding a player piano.
	www.gabesplayerpianos.org /Mindspring (1171 words)

	Player Piano - Kurt Vonnegut - Microsoft Reader eBook
		Kurt Vonnegut's first novel Player Piano, published in 1952, heralded the beginning of one of the most diverting and provocative adventures in modern American fiction.
		Vonnegut went on to write novels that perhaps had greater formal skill and technique, but Player Piano is a tour de force of imaginative insight into modern life and a shrewd satire of American progress.
		It is a measure of the depth and sensitivity of Vonnegut's imagination in Player Piano that, half a century later, the book's edge seems even sharper and its satire even funnier.
	www.ebookmall.com /ebook/72713-ebook.htm (1059 words)

	Sunset Alliance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The songs on this album rise and fall in such a pleasant manner that when it comes to an end, all I want is more.
		Not the case with The Player Piano, the two guitars play off of each creating melody lines the weave in and out and always keep your attention.
		The Player Piano also has really interesting dynamic, tempo, and rhythm changes that really draw you into the song.
	www.sunsetalliance.net /bands/bands2.htm (1271 words)

	Player Piano Parts Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A player piano is a work of art.
		The best player makers in the past would glue a felt bushing, such as a front rail bushing, inside the bellows to prevent it from ever completely closing, even during assembly.
		Most player pianos produced before WW II require No. SH606A tubing with 1/32 inch walls.
	www.stevespianoservice.com /player.htm (3239 words)

	QRS Player Systems & Pianomation Technology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Petine and Ancho player controllers from QRS Music have the ability to play all QRS CDs including the Syncalong CD selection.
		This portable player unit fits on top of 88 note pianos, the tower comes with base control box..
		We also have pianos, piano, nickelodeon, nickelodeons, story and clark, gulbransen, story and clark, gulbransen, cds, best pianos, sync along, pianomation, pianodisc
	www.qrsmusic.com /pianomation/default.asp (238 words)

	player piano
		this is what the player looked like when i pulled up to the guys house in Connecticut.
		I started to restore player pianos as a hobby and a way to make money.
		also, if you have a 78rpm record with a player roll for an apollo player please contact me as soon as possible.
	home1.gte.net /vze33y5f/id1.html (212 words)

	Player Piano Music Rolls, Antique Player Pianos, Player Pianos, Player Piano Scrolls
		Dedicated to player pianos and to fulfilling the needs of every player piano and reproducing piano owner.
		We also list over 130 of the finest Player Piano Technicians in the U.S. and abroad who "Keep The Music Rolling".
		We also provide lists of Player Piano Makers, Roll Makers, Parts Makers, Organizations/Businesses/Links, Other Suppliers, and lots of free Technical Articles.
	www.player-care.com (295 words)

	Jordan Kitts Music - Retrofit your piano with digital & laser piano technology
		Your piano can be the centerpiece of entertainment at your next party or family gathering without you ever having to play a note.
		Whether you have a grand or vertical piano, Jordan Kitt's Music can retrofit your current piano with the world's most advanced digital & laser player piano technology to optimize your musical enjoyment.
		Contact us today for more information on how this proven technology can actually add years to the life of your instrument while providing your family with a source of fun, education and entertainment.
	www.jordankitts.com /service/retrofit.php (190 words)

	Ragtime Nickelodeons, Calliopes and Player Pianos Home Page
		Player piano and nickelodeon conversion kits for any piano.
		Miniature MIDI valves, signal processors, replacement parts for Ragtime player pianos.
		Also known as a pianola, calliope, bandorgan player piano, pianola, calliope, draaiorgel,saloon,western town, draiorge, orguebarbarie, drehorgel, street organ, orgue de barbarie, orgue bernard, musique, mechanique
	www.ragtimewest.com (1568 words)

	MPR: Conlon Nancarrow: Otherworldly Compositions for Player Piano
		MPR: Conlon Nancarrow: Otherworldly Compositions for Player Piano
		And because performers couldn't play what Nancarrow was writing, he began creating music expressly for an instrument that requires no human hand.
		It's an instrument that seems to fit better in pizza parlors and shoot-'em-up saloons in old Westerns than in serious classical music: the player piano.
	news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/199710/29_bakera_nancarrow (159 words)

	Player Piano (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		You are bidding on a rare and complete restored Welte Mignon reproducing piano.
		Made by the world's famous firm Welte of Freiburg i.Br.
		Very rare and easy to mount on each ordinary Piano.
	www.swissmusicbox.com /showroom/8/Player-Piano.html (52 words)

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