The lever controlled Duo-Art requires a musician and one who imparts his/her will upon the music. Pierce Piano Atlas: Anniversary Edition, 2017 Our 70th Year. Aeolian told its dealers in 1918 (and we have a copy of that text) that 'The Duo-Art as a Pianola' (meaning manually controlled) could outperform even their finest Pianola Pianos, which meant Weber and Steinway in those days. To discuss the restoration process for your Stroud piano, contact us today! We can help you understand the start-to-finish steps of a restoration project and estimate the increase in the value of your restored Stroud piano. After the Great Depression hit in 1929, Aeolian began building small upright and baby grand pianos under the Stroud brand name. I have installed many QRS Pianomation player systems in customers upright and grand pianos. Perfect for the economic state of the US at the time, the Stroud piano price point was on-par with what most Americans could afford. But the fine musical adjustment of a reproducing piano is the least understood art in the player piano world, and one only has to listen to many widely available CDs and LPs to be uncomfortably aware of this. I have restored hundreds of paper roll player pianos, including Aeolian, Gulbransen, Ampico, Duo Art, Simplex, Standard, Wurlitzer, Welte (European and American), and many others.
Aeolian originally built its vast empire on the new-found popularity of the player piano. The firm was originally established by William Tremaine in 1887 for the purpose of manufacturing mechanical self-playing organs, later becoming the Aeolian Company after 1895. The Aeolian piano company produced relatively-average pianos at affordable prices. The Aeolian Corporation was one of the largest and most successful piano companies in history. These were budget machines, built to a price, but still well made and if operated properly, capable of extremely musical performances. Stroud pianos and player pianos were well built, durable instruments. Most player piano makers produced standard 88 note players, usually with no automatic expression features, except the most basic automatic sustain. The Stroud name was no longer manufactured with the start of World War 2. The Stroud and other brand names by the Aeolian company were manufactured for a time by the Weber Piano and Pianola Company. Overall, it had similar quality and sound. The Aeolian brand name was a relatively pricier piano, so the powerhouse Aeolian company leveraged the Stroud brand as an affordable alternative piano. Stroud pianos were mostly upright player pianos, labeled the “Stroud Pianola” for the Aeolian line. Thanks.The Stroud Piano Company was established in New York and was later known as one of the many early-American companies that became a part of the Aeolian Corporation. That that That said, see photos and Let me know if you got questions. NOTE that these photos were taken when it was first put in the gin over a year ago, probably 2 years.
That said, if you came and got it, and had cash I'd take less than half of that $150 number as long as I don't have to lay a finger on it :). So sitting where it is, it's probably not getting in better shape for sure. I got 40 out of it and took it to get some doe back. With the help I hired it cost me about $80 but really that didn't matter because it made my Sis happy. I helped my sister and bro in law get it out of there house. This applies equally to grands and to uprights, and it saves the inconvenience of having. Whereas a Piano Player sits in front of a normal piano, and plays it by means of a set of felt-covered fingers, a Player Piano has all the mechanisms built inside the one case. In 09-2019 this is now been stored in an Old Cotton gin for over a year. Party Time at the Player Piano - Pianauto Music Roll Leader, Brazil, c.1920. Anyone interested will have to arrange there own pickup and movement of the piece, and it cash on the spot. This is a nice piece of furniture, and a Heavy piece of furniture.
Also, it has a little lever underneath, and you pull it out, and it makes it sound more like a honky tonk Piano. The cause of trouble can be readily located,'and the proper remedy applied- once a mechanic understands the principles upon which any mechanism functions.
#Aeolian player piano manual manual#
This is a Rare Player Piano that works either Manual with pump pedals, or be electric motor. The purpose of this manual is to explain the fundamental principles upon which the Duo-Art reproducing mechanism is based and the method to be followed in its adjustment and regulation. It was designed to capture the elegant styling of pianos built in the late 1800s. This spinet player piano has a walnut cabinet and includes a matching bench with storage are in its seat. Aeolian Vintage Player Piano / rare Electric & Manual AEOLIAN PLAYER PIANO MANUAL: However, those additional notes can add a lot of colour to your playing.
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