Julian Dyer wrote:

> What companies made pianos with themodist-type actions - that is to
> say, actions which use 'snakebite' marginal perforations to activate an
> expression mechanism to subdue the music's accompaniment and bring out
> the theme? I use the term themodist in a generic sense, rather than
> Themodist as the Aeolian trade name.

My Karn player is a Themodist, although labelled "Solodant" on account
of the trade name issue.  It was made in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada in
ca.1916. The fallboard proudly proclaims a corporate existence in London,
England, although in reality this was a branch sales office!  The pianos
were really made in Woodstock and Toronto.

Much of the actual action components were made by the Otto Higel company,
headquartered in Toronto, with manufacturing facilities somewhere in NY
state, and possibly something or another going on in the UK somewhere..

Colin Hinz * ASFi Music Works * asfi@interlog.com * (416) 516-8686 *