For sale: Telectra 88-note player, not installed in a piano. It was
designed to be installed in a straight piano. Includes two consoles
(roll readers) and a stack, all complete but unrestored.
This is the Tel-Electric Company's answer to Welte. It dates from
about 1912, when the company began recording actual performances by
name artists. The expression system is quite sophisticated, with a
split stack and many levels of intensity and accents. It uses brass
rolls, which are available separately. Included is our Tel-Electric
book, which contains extensive technical information, diagrams, etc.,
as well as a catalog of all the known rolls.
Price: $1,000, which is less than I paid for it.
Bob Billings
<toadhall@sprynet.com>
tel.: 1-775-853-4659
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