> This description is given in "Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical
> Instruments", by Q. David Bowers, page 352: ... Best sellers were
> the Reproduco (made by Operators Piano Company), American Photo
> Player Company instruments, ... Seeburg and Wurlitzer.

I never thought that a Reproduco was counted with the "big boys."
Add my 1927 Reproduco, with added percussion "toys" and a 26-note
rosewood marimba.  (I would like some violin pipes to replace the
quints.)  My unit came from a small neighborhood theater in Newton,
Kansas, back in 1976.

Ray Bauer
Lake Tahoe, California - where more snow is expected next Tuesday.

 [ The "best-seller" Reproduco piano-organ had these advantages:
 [
 [ 1. it would play style NOS music rolls for almost one hour before
 [    repeating (or two hours if equipped with a dual spoolframe)
 [    without needing attention from an operator;
 [ 2. it would also play standard 88-note piano rolls;
 [ 3. the price was much less than instruments with side cabinets.
 [
 [ Piano-organ instruments were sold to both funeral parlors and
 [ small theaters, and appropriate music was available for either.
 [
 [ -- Robbie