Thanks for the link to the National coin piano video in the clip
from the film, "Roxie Hart", included in the Nov. 13 2025 MMDigest.
The video indeed shows a National, but the audio is a recording
of an 88-note player piano.
The highest automatically-played note in a National is C#, and
the piano in the audio plays notes that are in the octave above
that. Also, the arrangement doesn't sound like a typical National
arrangement by one of their staff arrangers.
Here's a detailed history and description of National coin pianos
and rolls:
https://www.mechanicalmusicpress.com/registry/nat_auto/nat_auto.htm
Art Reblitz
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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