Freestanding Steinway Player

mortier mortier@netreach.net
Wed, 08 Oct 2003 12:13:01 -0400


You're dealing with a "vorsetzer" or "push-up" piano player.
Steinway never made these, so it's probably a Pianola
(Aeolian) or Angelus (Wilco & White) product. There were
numerous other makers, but these were the leaders. The
vorsetzers (lit.; "front-sitter") came out at the start of
the player piano era because most folks already had pianos.
Usually, they play 65-note rolls, but a few play 88-note or
even Welte or other reproducing rolls. Any competant player
tech can restore these. Check John Tuttle's site
"www.playercare.com" for a listing.

Philip Jamison
West Chester, PA

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