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"National Piano Company" Player Piano
By Gary Shipe

What information is available on a modern player piano with the name
"National Piano Company" on it?  In photos it appears to be a regular
pneumatic player in a console/studio size piano.  Is there any
information as to what type of stack it might have?  How are they
considered in quality?

Gary Shipe

 [ I believe the modern National player piano was a predecessor of the
 [ Universal player piano.  Wayne Johnston and Diane DeTar wrote that
 [ Universal Player Piano Company, "owned by Donald Barr, was in
 [ business from 1970 to 1984.  They used a Kohler and Campbell piano
 [ which was fitted with a Universal player unit made in Los Angeles.
 [ They also went under the names Universal National, American Universal,
 [ Diamond Jim, Florabelle, Gay Nineties and Roaring Twenties."  Ref.
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Archives/Digests/199801/1998.01.12.10.html 
 [ -- Robbie


(Message sent Wed 23 Oct 2013, 15:17:34 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

Key Words in Subject:  Company, National, Piano, Player

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