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I came across this piano the other day which has a straight line of holes drilled through the keybed.  Any idea what these holes are for?  The piano doesn't look like it was ever a player piano in any other regard, but maybe I'm wrong.

Mason & Hamlin Style 9 screwstringer, Serial #5868, ca. 1890​

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Christopher Storch
Belmont MA
617-489-6436
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My guess is those holes were for plungers of a player system. Whether one was ever installed is a question. Take a flashlight and look into the holes when the action is in place. Likely you'll see the bottom of the keysticks. Action out, you'll see the damper levers.

Paul McCloud
San Diego



I came across this piano the other day which has a straight line of holes drilled through the keybed. Any idea what these holes are for? The piano doesn't look like it was ever a player piano in any other regard, but maybe I'm wrong.

Mason & Hamlin Style 9 screwstringer, Serial #5868, ca. 1890​ Unidentified Holes on Underside of Keybed

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Christopher Storch
Belmont MA
617-489-6436



Original Message------

I came across this piano the other day which has a straight line of holes drilled through the keybed.  Any idea what these holes are for?  The piano doesn't look like it was ever a player piano in any other regard, but maybe I'm wrong.

Mason & Hamlin Style 9 screwstringer, Serial #5868, ca. 1890​

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Christopher Storch
Belmont MA
617-489-6436
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Original Message------

My guess is those holes were for plungers of a player system. Whether one was ever installed is a question. Take a flashlight and look into the holes when the action is in place. Likely you'll see the bottom of the keysticks. Action out, you'll see the damper levers.

Paul McCloud
San Diego



I came across this piano the other day which has a straight line of holes drilled through the keybed. Any idea what these holes are for? The piano doesn't look like it was ever a player piano in any other regard, but maybe I'm wrong.

Mason & Hamlin Style 9 screwstringer, Serial #5868, ca. 1890​ Unidentified Holes on Underside of Keybed

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Christopher Storch
Belmont MA
617-489-6436

This from Louis Gentile  expert in these  matters........Tel-electric player mechanism used hooks that pulled 

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Martin Snow
South Burlington VT
617-543-1030
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-25-2019 13:30
From: Debra Legg
Subject: Holes on Underside of Keybed - Any Ideas Why?

Look too far toward front of key to be for a player.

Deb

Original Message------

My guess is those holes were for plungers of a player system. Whether one was ever installed is a question. Take a flashlight and look into the holes when the action is in place. Likely you'll see the bottom of the keysticks. Action out, you'll see the damper levers.

Paul McCloud
San Diego



I came across this piano the other day which has a straight line of holes drilled through the keybed. Any idea what these holes are for? The piano doesn't look like it was ever a player piano in any other regard, but maybe I'm wrong.

Mason & Hamlin Style 9 screwstringer, Serial #5868, ca. 1890​ Unidentified Holes on Underside of Keybed

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Christopher Storch
Belmont MA
617-489-6436