Mechanical Music Digest  Archives
You Are Not Logged In Login/Get New Account
Please Log In. Accounts are free!
Logged In users are granted additional features including a more current version of the Archives and a simplified process for submitting articles.
Home Archives Calendar Gallery Store Links Info
MMD > Archives > December 2003 > 2003.12.11 > 06Prev  Next


Wurlitzer "Casino" Player Piano
By Robbie Rhodes

Lou Berger, of San Diego, Calif., has been marketing and selling
player pianos for several decades, and is now associated with QRS Story
& Clark.  I asked his recollections of the Wurlitzer "Casino" piano.
Here's his story.

Wurlitzer and Aeolian (Memphis) were building competing player pianos.
When Aeolian foundered, the banks turned over the Aeolian assets to
Wurlitzer.  Rather than adapt the limited quantity of Aeolian player
parts to fit their own piano, Wurlitzer sent the residual Aeolian
player action parts to Ed and Sue Kieffer in Seneca, Pennsylvania,
where they were installed in the "Classic" console piano built by the
Kieffers.  These Seneca "Classic" pianos with Aeolian player parts
were then sold by Wurlitzer as the Wurlitzer "Casino" player piano.

Around this same time the Kieffers acquired the famous old pair
of piano names, Story & Clark and Hobart M. Cable.  So it's also
possible that Wurlitzer bought some Cable pianos from the Kieffers
and installed Aeolian or Wurlitzer player actions themselves.  Of
course, the "Casino" name might also have been applied to other
player piano makes sold by Wurlitzer.

Robbie Rhodes
Etiwanda, Calif.


(Message sent Thu 11 Dec 2003, 05:39:34 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

Key Words in Subject:  Casino, Piano, Player, Wurlitzer

Home    Archives    Calendar    Gallery    Store    Links    Info   


Enter text below to search the MMD Website with Google



CONTACT FORM: Click HERE to write to the editor, or to post a message about Mechanical Musical Instruments to the MMD

Unless otherwise noted, all opinions are those of the individual authors and may not represent those of the editors. Compilation copyright 1995-2024 by Jody Kravitz.

Please read our Republication Policy before copying information from or creating links to this web site.

Click HERE to contact the webmaster regarding problems with the website.

Please support publication of the MMD by donating online

Please Support Publication of the MMD with your Generous Donation

Pay via PayPal

No PayPal account required

                                     
Translate This Page