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Cafe Cylinder Piano by A. Pasquale of Brussels
By Marc Kaufman 

[ Björn Isebaert wrote in 120126 MMDigest --

> On the cylinder there are two raised metal strips which operate
> a key that no longer has a function. ... On the left side of the
> case there is a turnable knob which apparently had something
> attached to it, ...

The knob on the left is probably to turn off auxiliary instruments by
lifting the tracker bars.  On my cylinder piano the knob turns a long
shaft with cams that turn off the castanets, drum, and bells.

Marc Kaufman

(Message sent Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:59:10 -0800 , from time zone -0800.)

Key Words in Subject:  Brussels, Cafe, Cylinder, Pasquale, Piano

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