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At my mothers' house in eastern Long Island, New York, there is an old
Wurlitzer 5-roll changer piano with a coin slot.  There are several
patents listed at the front of the roll mechanism, the latest of these
 is l9l5.  It almost certainly was a bar-room piano, sitting in a large
room that was used for that purpose up through the l920's or later.

The piano had a renovation about 25 years ago, including the bellows
and tubing for each individual note, needs some further work.  It has
some rolls, and there are also some rolls for a different piano.

As my mother is elderly I have been thinking it might be wiser to sell
the piano.  Would appreciate any advice about what its value might be,
and/or anyone who collects them.

Thanks,
Peter C. Doscher
New York, NY
tel.: 212 941-7198
email: pdoscher@nyc.rr.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]