Reproduco piano-organ
Maker
Operators Piano Company
Date1920 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
ModelReproduco
Serial No.283087
SignedOn (not original) nameboard: REPRODUCO / [lyre] / CHICAGO
On iron frame: OPERATORS PIANO CO / CHICAGODescriptionPlayer piano and organ. Two manuals, lower manual piano, upper manual organ. Solid wood case. Venetian swell mechanism below keyboards. 4 ranks of flue pipes.
Compass of piano keyboard: AAA-C5
Compass of organ keyboard: C-c4
Stops: Diapason, Flute, Quintadna, Tremolo.
Can play piano or organ separately.
12 bass wood pipes behind piano/organ.
Pneumatic action.
87 pipes total
32 wood flue pipes
16 stopped pipes inside organ
37 metal pipesProvenanceObtained by the donor, Kristina Ahlrichs', brother in Washington, D.C. She inherited the piano after his death, and it was later donated to the National Music Museum in 2001.Published References"Restoring the Music." _Globe Gazette_ (March 10, 2011). Mason City, Iowa.
"Antique brought back to life." _Globe Gazette_ (March 31, 2011). Mason City, Iowa.
"Iowa men restoring rare organ at Music Man Square museum."_ (March 21, 2011) Liveauctioneers: Auction Central News.
Credit LineGift of James and Kristina Ahlrichs, 2001
Object number10070
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