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Barrel Piano by L. Cecovi of Clermont-Ferrand
By Gert Der Kinderen

Last weekend I bought a barrel piano, "Automatic-piano L. Cecovi,
Clermont Ferrand".  I presume L. Cecovi is the maker?

Since almost all info on barrel pianos which I found on the Internet
was posted on the MMDigest, I guess this is the place to get some
info on this "machine".

Does anybody know something about this machine or the manufacturer?
When was this piano made?  What coinage was originally used (25 ??)?

Are pictures, schematics or drawings of this piano, the mechanism or
the coin-mechanism, available somewhere ?

Was this machine originally spring-powered, or driven by an electric
motor, and at what speed should the barrel turn ?

All info and help on restoring this machine to a working condition
would be appreciated.  For pictures :
http://community.webshots.com/album/12247788cYntbxKdlN

Gert Der Kinderen
Belgium


(Message sent Mon 9 Apr 2001, 17:16:55 GMT, from time zone GMT+0200.)

Key Words in Subject:  Barrel, Cecovi, Clermont-Ferrand, L, Piano

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