Regarding the Capra barrel piano offered for sale in the 080207 MMD,
you can find illustrations and information about barrel pianos made in
France on these two websites in French:

    http://home.tele2.fr/mnallino/piano_fr.html
    http://www.jcbourdais.net/journal/21juin05.php

The Capra seems to be built in Italy and the description fits a stan-
dard one of the type.

If the crank is on the left side and has a spring-motor, it is a French
system.  If the hand crank is on the front, it is an Italian system.

Regards from France,
Francoise Dussour