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Roenisch Claviola 88-Note Player Piano
By Adam G. Ramet

The player mechanism is a Hupfeld-built one.  Hupfeld built instruments
with 73-note scale and 65/73-note players turn up from time to time.
I should guess this was converted to 88-note operation later in it's
life.  I guess the instrument was originally built some time between
1905 and 1910.

Adam Ramet

 [ Colin Campbell confirms your guess: "I meticulously counted the
 [ tubing from the stack to the tracker bar (in situ).  There are
 [ 73 tubes from the top of the stack to the tracker bar."  -- Robbie

(Message sent Wed 14 May 2003, 11:27:26 GMT, from time zone GMT.)

Key Words in Subject: 88-Note, Claviola, Piano, Player, Roenisch

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