[ At the end of email 060414 MMDigest (not archived):
> At eBay auction: "Auto Electric Piano Co.", 44-note, electric reader
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7407165526

Auto-Electric Piano Co of New York was the maker of this upright piano
of approximately 50 notes.  It appears to have a tracker bar although
the picture is a bit blurry.  It may have a looped roll.  The condition
is very bad, but interesting from the point of view of collectors and
researchers.  It is not represented in Bowers' "Encyclopedia" although
Berry-Wood apparently used the same name.  The large relay in the
picture may be a start switch, perhaps triggered by a coin.  The
description indicates "Shonnard Mfg. & Trading Corp. (for the
Auto-Electric Piano Co) New York".

Bill Chapman
in windy La Quinta, Calif.