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Pianola : the history of the self-playing piano / Arthur W.J.G. Ord-Hume ; illustrated by the author.
| Author/creator | Ord-Hume, Arthur W. J. G. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London ; Boston : George Allen & Unwin, 1984. |
| Description | xx, 395 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface -- Introduction -- The rise and fall of the automatic piano -- The barrel piano and its development -- From mechanical to pneumatic action -- The evolution of the player piano -- How the pneumatic player piano works -- The perfection of the player mechanism -- The reproducing piano -- The nickelodeon -- Other roll-playing musical instruments -- The post-war revival of the player piano -- Music for the player piano -- How to play the player piano -- An assessment of the capabilities of the reproducing piano -- List of principal makers, patentees and agents -- Appendix A. Player piano pot-pourri ; Appendix B. The player piano in flying training. |
| Local note | Little-243372 - $45.00 |
| General note | Includes indexes. |
| Bibliography note | List of author's works: page [iv]. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: pages 359-361. |
| LCCN | 84006216 |
| ISBN | 0047890096 (U.S.) |