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H. G. Johnson Nickelodeon
By Tom Dawson

In answer to Don Teach's questions about the nickelodeon, the spool
frame looks like the Monarch on page 709 of Bowers' Encyclopedia.
It has the pulley on the front belted to the flywheel, but the pumps
are horizontal and look like Cremona.

Also I have figured out that the serial number fits in with Cremona
for a date of approx. 1915.  The serial number does not fit in with
H. G. Johnson number at all.  (They made player pianos in Bellvue,
Iowa.)

The case is built for a nickelodeon and not a standard player.  It is
deeper and made as wide as possible on the inside.  The pedals are also
different.  They are round and have music lyres cast into the top.
I am working on getting some pictures.

Though the details are hard to see in the picture on page 498, the
style A-art (later case) is almost exact.  The only difference I can
see is the Johnson has a smooth bottom board and is not paneled like
the Cremona in the picture.

Tom Dawson


(Message sent Mon 30 Nov 1998, 20:26:05 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

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