I think every player piano has a switch under the keybed to lock the
keys.  Why?  I love to see the keys move, that's what got me interested
in them in the first place, and also, I think people used to hide the
roll while it was playing, as do some band organs and big orchestration
cabinets.

Speaking of orchestration cabinets, does anyone have one who is reading
this?  I am referring to the giant Wurlitzer-like orchestration cabinets
over six feet high with trumpets, drums, pianos, the works!

I have seen the advertisements for the keytop players of the post-war
player industry, and I was wondering if they were noisy due to possible
crevices in their construction sucking in air from the outside
environment.

Also, how popular were they?  Weren't they similar to selling record
players in 2010?  Hi-Fi was in the 50's which gave Elvis and the Penguins
a much better voice on the vinyl!

Damon Atchison¶
Damon66@aol.com

 [ When I first saw a plastic-case keytop player I couldn't resist asking
 [ the salesman, "Does it have an attachment for cleaning draperies?"
 [ He didn't appreciate my remark, but none of the bystanders heard it:
 [ the turbine pump was too loud!  -- Robbie