Thanks to Ed Gaida for his interesting account of new coin-op pianos in
public locations.  I think his observations on the quality of parts, etc.
to hold up to the pressure of the public was interesting.

I will take this moment to share with you a portion of a tape recording
that Harvey Roehl did a few years ago with residents of one of the local
nursing homes in his local area.  Apparently quite a few of the residents
had worked in the early coin-operated factories and this one particular
fellow had worked for Peerless in the early 1900s.  He related that the
dealer had put a new machine out on location at a drinking establishment
but was called soon because it stopped playing.  This nursing home
resident was asked to go and see what the trouble was.  When he opened up
the bottom of the piano the coin accumulator, coin slot and money box
were just jammed with nickels.  The operator of the tavern had failed to
empty the money on a timely business and the machine just stopped.  I
guess thats a good problem to have!

Ron Bopp