Player piano
Maker
Straube Piano Co.
Date1916-1917 ca.
Place MadeHammond, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelHammond Melo-Harp
Serial No.26494
SignedGold-colored letters (decal) on the fallboard: Hammond / Melo-Harp / Chicago
Cast in the iron plate, above the wrest pins: MANUFACTURED BY STRAUBE PIANO CO. HAMMOND / CHICAGO
MarkingsDecal on hammer rail: PATENTED / VERTICAL GRAND / FRENCH REPEATING ACTION
Stamped on wrest plank: 26494
DescriptionUpright player piano. Plays 88-note rolls.Mahogany case. Compass AAA to CS (88 notes; 7+ octaves).
Three pedals: 1) piano (reduces hammer stroke / half blow); 2) interposes strips of felt between the hammers and strings; from B upwards the tabs have staples near their ends for a jarring ("honky- tonk") tone, i.e., the "melo-harp"; 3) dampers. Player mechanism powered by two pedals; with several buttons and levers under a small supplementary fallboard in front of the keys, including the advertised pneumatic button for the melo-harp
Credit LineGift of Ross and Arlene Pinkerton and Family, 2009
Object number14434
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