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Weber Pianola by The Orchestrelle Company
By Joseph Osborne

I am rebuilding a player made by Weber, London.  There is a round
logo cast into the plate that says "The Orchestrelle Company".
A paper label on the pumpers says "Themodist".  On the bellows
unit are many patent numbers in paper.

I have not found a serial number anywhere.  It is a 50-inch, 85-note
upright, missing the top three treble notes.  The player appears to
originally have played all 85 notes but someone has plugged the top
three, making it an 82-note unit.

Has anyone encountered one of these?  Was the player action made
in London also?

Its most notable feature so far is that the tuning pins are smaller
than 1/0, measuring about 0.255 inch.  It seems a very good quality
instrument, good scale, very nice ivory and ebony keys, solidly built
player unit.

Joseph Osborne
Carlisle, Pennsylvania


(Message sent Wed 8 Feb 2012, 19:41:42 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

Key Words in Subject:  Company, Orchestrelle, Pianola, Weber

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