Apollophone Player Piano-Phonograph
By Bill Pohl
The player piano - phonograph that I am familiar with was named Apollophone. The front of the cabinet, if I remember right was divided into three sections. The middle being the tracker bar, with the right side being a door with the turntable behind it and the third was a simulated door on the left side. There was a crank to wind up the motor, which was used to power the phonograph or the player roll. There also were connecting rods to the foot pedals to keep the motor wound during roll playing. The spring motor also rewound the player roll.
I did not rebuild this unit, but remember that the gear that drove the phono turntable was made of some king of fibre and was stripped. The piano did not appear to be any bigger than a regular player piano.
Bill Pohl
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