Gabler & Bros. Upright Player Piano

Object Details

E. Gabler & Bros.

Description

This upright player piano was made by Gabler & Brothers in New York, New York in 1925. This piano has a pneumatic action made by the Standard Pneumatic Action Company. It is serial number 159788 and has a compass of AAA-c5, tape-check upright action, felt hammers, single-, double-, and triple-strings, 3 pedals: “soft,” dummy, and dampers, one-piece cast-iron frame, and a mahogany veneer case. This instrument features the following patents:

U. S. Patent #766601 dated August 2, 1904 by Thomas Danquard, assignor to Kohler & Campbell, for an improvement in manually or mechanically operated pianos.

U. S. Patent #852422 dated May 7, 1907 by Thomas Danquard, assignor to the Autopiano Company, for a spring-catch.

U. S. Patent #875823 dated January 7, 1908 by William J. Keeley, assignor to the Autopiano Company, for means for opening and closing panels of musical instruments.

U. S. Patent #880508 dated March 3, 1908 by Thomas Danquard, assignor to the Autopiano Company, for a tube-joint for metal tracker-bass and method of forming the same.

U. S. Patent #884643 dated April 14, 1908 by Thomas Danquard, assignor to Autopiano Company, for a folding pedal.

U. S. Patent #902536 dated October 27, 1908 by William J. Keeley, assignor to Autopiano Company, for a sectional modulating attachment for musical instruments.

Location

Currently not on view

1923-1925

ID Number

MI.71.12

catalog number

71.12

accession number

292526

Object Name

piano

Physical Description

mahogany veneer (case: material)

cast-iron (frame material)

felt (hammers: material)

Measurements

overall: 62 1/2 in x 55 in x 28 in; 158.75 cm x 139.7 cm x 71.12 cm

place made

United States: New York, New York

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Pianos

National Museum of American History

Record ID

nmah_605868

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

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