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Orchestrions in the Old West
By Brian Shaw

In MMD 11.05.14, Geo. Wilders said, "In this whole thread, what nobody
has actually addressed is the timeline.  To me the Wild West was more
1850's to 1880's,..."

Though not player or coin pianos, since they post-date the "Wild West"
era, there is primary source historical documentation of orchestrions
in "Wild West" saloons.  Please see my articles on "Orchestrions in the
Newspapers," a series that was published last year in the MBSI journal,
"Mechanical Music."

Brian Shaw



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