Re: Technola Piano
By Larry Fisher
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> 2. Above the top roller it has a sign which is partly faded away as follows:
> The Orc relle Co
> AEOLI HALL
> 135/7 New Bond St, W
most likely Orchestrelle, a subsidiary of Aeolian in Hayes, Middlesex, London.
> I am guessing that this might be AEOLIAN, and the address would be LONDON
Your guess is correct.
> 5. There is a label under the roller with "9811-3" on it.
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> 7. The panel covering the "pumping pedals" is hinged so that it can
> drop behind the pedals. On the top of the lower panel is a reference
> which looks like 9248 pressed into the wood.
Numbers pressed into the wood and other places were sometimes reference numbers for factory record keeping purposes. With exception for the serial number, I've never found them to be any use to owners or technicians.
>8. The roll that he had on the piano had the following detail on it's label:
>
> SIXTY FIVE NOTE
> MELOTO DANCE ROLL
> 32118
> You Forgot to Remember
> The Meloto Company Ltd
> LONDON - Made in England
>
You have a 65 note player. It most likely will only play 65 note rolls. If the roll has a spindle on each end rather than a "socket" then you've definately got a 65 note player. The rolls for these are out there but not that easy to find. I have 50 or so just because I never threw them away. I'm told the recordings of the 65 note variety are far better than most of the 88 or 80 note rolls.
Good luck my friend.
Lar
Larry Fisher RPT
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