Technola Piano
By George Bogatko
ALL:
Here is a letter I received about an interesting piece. Please reply to both the MMD and Mr. Ravilious directly.
Thanks,
George Bogatko
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*
* From: 100630.3603@compuserve.com
* Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 16:25:22 -0400
* To: gbogatko@nile.intac.com
* Subject: Technola Piano
*
* Hi
*
* My father-in-law lives in Cornwall, England, and has asked me to find
* out all I can about his player piano. I was wondering if you might be
* able to help identify it and possibly provide me with some more
* information about it.
*
* The key features that I can tell you are as follows :
*
* 1. 59 inches wide, 54 inches high and 28 inches deep at the keyboard
*
* 2. Above the top roller it has a sign which is partly faded away as
* follows:
*
* The Orc relle Co
* AEOLI HALL
* 135/7 New Bond St, W
*
* I am guessing that this might be AEOLIAN, and the address would
* be LONDON
*
* 3. Above the keyboard is another:
*
* The Technola Piano
* REG US PAT OFF
* NEW YORK
*
* 4. In front of the keyboard are two sets of controls:
*
* The first is SUSTAINING PEDAL, and to the right of it BASS and
* beneath it TREBLE
*
* The second is TEMPO with a white scale behind it marked off
* from 10 to 150. To the right hand side of this is a control
* marked
*
* REROLL SILENT NORMAL
*
* 5. There is a label under the roller with "9811-3" on it.
*
* 6. It has two pedals
*
* 7. The panel covering the "pumping pedals" is hinged so that it can
* drop behind the pedals. On the top of the lower panel is a
* reference which looks like 9248 pressed into the wood.
*
* 8. The roll that he had on the piano had the following detail on
* it's label:
*
* SIXTY FIVE NOTE
* MELOTO DANCE ROLL
* 32118
* You Forgot to Remember
* The Meloto Company Ltd
* LONDON - Made in England
*
* That is all the information I have at present, although I have asked
* him to see if there are any references on the frame. I have also asked
* him to document the other 44 rolls he has.
*
* I hope that you don't mind me asking you and thank you for your time.
*
* Regards
*
* Richard Ravilious
*
*
*
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George Bogatko - gbogatko@intac.com
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