Ref. http://www.mmdigest.com/Archives/Digests/201409/2014.09.13.02.html 

Regarding Jody's article in a 140913 MMDigest, it is obvious that the
player piano shown has modifications on original parts.  Dead giveaways
are the Aeolian stamped nameplate (not tacked down horizontally) with
a transparent (plastic?) sheet where the wood backing should be, the
tracker ears are mounted the wrong way, a spring fitted to the tracker
pneumatic where no spring should ever be, etc.  The retro-fitter did
not do a very good job.

Additionally, one of the photos shows a "Themodist" lever barely
visible in the left hand corner of the spoolbox.  This is not a Duo-Art
piano.  Maybe it had a Duo-Art in it to start with, but it sure doesn't
now.  This is the real non-retrofitted thing:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1910-Upright-Steinway-with-Aeolian-65-88-note-player-piano-Bench-100-rolls-/231978204307 

Luke Myers
ldmyers95@gmail.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]

 [ Aeolian produced lots of variations in the player system and
 [ its brand names; "Pianola" and "Duo Art" sometimes were used
 [ interchangeably.  Yes, the piano Jody photographed is unusual,
 [ but nonetheless it's likely to be in almost original condition.
 [ I'd call it a "transition Pianola with Themodist", made shortly
 [ before the introduction of the Duo-Art reproducing system.
 [ My Stroud Pianola has the same edge-tracking ears mounted on
 [ the wall of the spoolbox below the tracker bar.  -- Robbie

 [ When I posted those photos, I wanted to be sure that if the
 [ piano was unusual in a good way that someone (besides me)
 [ would have a chance to get it.  The reaction of the group
 [ made it clear that I didn't need to feel guilty because I
 [ walked away from it.  It did make me wonder if there was
 [ a fellow hobbyist in my neighborhood.    --Jody