There was some discussion recently about how many player pianos were
manufactured. I ran across the following in the 1914 edition of the
Scientific American Reference Book:
"In 1909 ... manufactured in the United States: ... The whole number
of pianos manufactured was 365,154, valued at $59,501,25. Of these,
there were
365,413 upright pianos, valued at $55,462,556;
330,413 pianos without player attachment, valued at $46,187,555;
34,495 pianos for or with player attachment, valued at $9,275,001;
8,741 grand pianos, valued at $4,038,669.
There were 10,898 player attachments made separate from pianos,
valued at $1,474,630. ..."
Hope this information is of value.
Wayne Finger
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