produced by
Melville Clark Piano Co., Chicago
photos contributed by Terry Smythe, Merrill Bancroft and many others
List of QRS Apollo 15.25" Rolls, compiled by Troy Taylor
Apollo Player Pianos, manufactured by Melville Clark Piano Co.
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15.25 inches wide, perforated at 6 holes per inch, for 88 playing notes.
The label on the leader has no catalog number and no mention of QRS. |
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Unknown roll series, not for the Solo Apollo player system... |
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The "Solo Apollo" expression mechanism features two separate pneumatic
actions, one to play the Accompaniment
and the other to play the melody or Solo part of the song. The
music roll is 15.25 inches wide,
punched at 9 holes per inch, for 134 channels total to control the
notes and expression.
Magazine advert circa 1912
"Melville Clark - Chicago, New York, London - Apollo Concert Grand"
This very early 88-note push-up player, discovered by Alan Turner of
Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada, plays music rolls 15.25 inches wide, punched 6 holes
per inch.
It also could play 65-note rolls of 11.25 inches wide, punched 6 holes
per inch.
14 December 2005
(displayed at about half size)