Player piano: the history of the mechanical piano and how to repair it,

Arts & Photography

ORD-HUME, ARTHUR W.J.G.

Music

Allen& Unwin

This companion volume to the author's Musical Box: a History and Collector's Gudie is a complete handbook on the techniques of musical box conservation. It is written by a world authority on automatic musical instruments who has had more than a quarter of a century's practical workshop experience and will serve as a clear and comprehensive introduction for the novice and an invaluable reference book for the experienced or expert restorer.

Restoring Musical Boxes

Unwin Hyman

Arthur Ord-Hume's earlier book Collecting Musical Boxes quickly established itself as the best introduction to the subject. In this new book, a very much larger, more comprehensive and more profusely illustrated work, he tells the detailed story of the birth of the musical box and its development from a charming novelty to an instrument capable of serious musical interpretation. Written by a worldwide authority on automatic musical instruments, the book is the fruit of more than thirty years' study of musical boxes and their history. It traces the progress of the musical box during the nineteenth century and shows how it reached its peak of perfection round about the time of the Great Exhibition held in London in 1851, while its peak of production came much later with the mass production of the disc musical box in the late 1880's and 1890's. Arthur Ord-Hume argues that much of what has up till now been accepted as the early history of the musical box may not be altogether accurate, and he offers evidence to suggest that the very first comb-playing musical movements were around as early as 1750. The book concludes with the most comprehensive biological listing of makers and patentees of musical boxes ever attempted and an appendix illustrating tune sheets, accompanied by a list of the makers who used them, which together will enable the collector to identify many boxes previously virtually unidentifiable.

Musical Box: A History and Collector's Guide

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Antiques & Collectibles

Describes the workings of the player-piano and explains how to dismantle, rebuild, and recondition the various types of player-pianos

Restoring Pianolas and Other Self Playing Pianos

A mechanical engineer recounts the efforts of scientists and inventors through the centuries to devise perpetual-motion machinery and shows ways in which their experimentation contributed to the science of mechanics

Perpetual Motion: The History of an Obsession

Science & Math

Physics

St Martins Pr

Description: 567 p. , [33] leaves of plates : ill. ; 26 cm. Subjects: Barrel organ. Notes: Includes index. Bibliography: p. 548-552. Abundantly photo & diagram illustrated throughout

Barrel organ: the story of the mechanical organ and its repair

George Allen& Unwin Ltd

Player piano;: The history of the mechanical piano and how to repair it

A.S. Barnes

The History of the Reed Organ and Its Makers

Harmonium, the History of the Reed Organ and Its Makers

David&Charles

Ord-Hume, who is currently Director and Senior Administrator of The Library of Mechanical Music &amp; Horology and lives in Surrey, England, provides an impressive guide to the history, workings, and worth of self-playing pianos manufactured in the U.S., England, and Europe. The reproductions and scholarship are exceptional, and topics include perforated music and the wrath of the copy-right-holders; expression pianos and electric actions; caring for automatic pianos and music rolls; how to play the player piano artistically; and the technical evolution of the player piano and its industry. Appendices include advertisements of the early 1900s, a list of makers and inventors, music roll makers and brand names, and a valuation and price guide. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Automatic Pianos: A Collector's Guide to the Pianola, Barrel Piano, & Aeolian Orchestrelle

Children's Books

Arts, Music & Photography

Schiffer

The worldwide interest in automatic organs is larger now than ever before. From delicate and musically sublime little organs contained in musical clocks of the type Mozart and Haydn composed music for, through to enormous and loud dancehall and street organs, the genre exists to please everybody and to suit all tastes.This comprehensive, yet delightful and easy-to-read, reference unlocks the mysteries of mechanical versions of the King of Instruments and its smaller counterparts. 79 color and 538 black and white photos display examples from 18 chapters and six Appendices that specify how automatic pipe organs work, Italian water garden organs, barrel organs, orchestrions, and street and showground organs, as well as automatic organs of the 21st century and more. The list of makers, distributors, and inventors the world over has never been available before. Now musicians, instrument collectors, owners, museums, and grateful audiences can explore the how, where, and why of these charming entertainers. The valuation and price guide includes a thoughtful discussion of the market and its variables.

Automatic Organs: A Guide to the Mechanical Organ, Orchestrion, Barrel Organ, Fairground, Dancehall & Street Organ, Musical Clock, and Organette

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