Player Pianos

Pianolophone “Piano Melodico”

    Pianolophone “Piano Melodico”

    Italy, Bologna

    Circa 1900

    Giovanni Racca

    Wood, metal, rubber, felt; joinery, mechanical work, turning, casting

    Height 80 cm, weight 80 kg

    Inscriptions on the tape transport mechanism cover: “Piano Melodico”; on the soundboard: “538”; on a circular sticker with an image on the soundboard: “BREVETATI PIANO-FORTI”

    664/ММП