MMD > Archives > December 2008 > 2008.12.17 > 07Prev  Next


Grinnell Bros. Pianola
By Dick Merchant

[ An eBay item mentioned in 081216 MMDigest has a photo of a player
 [ piano with the key cover labeled "Grinnell Bros. Pianola".

This is a very interesting item.  The player action looks to be an
Aeolian action and the Pianola name is owned by Aeolian.  I'm a little
stumped that it's in a Grinnell Brothers piano (of Detroit and Windsor)
as I thought Aeolian only put their actions in pianos they owned or in
pianos supplied under contract, like Steinways.

Does anyone know anything about this?  Could this be a Canadian piano?

Dick Merchant
Carlsbad, New Mexico


(Message sent Thu 18 Dec 2008, 03:57:58 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

Key Words in Subject:  Bros, Grinnell, Pianola
Enter text below to search the MMD Website with Google

Please Support Publication of the MMD with your Generous Donation
No PayPal account required
SSL Certificate
by
Let's Encrypt