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Pianola

noun
1.
A mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys.  Synonyms: mechanical piano, player piano.






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"Pianola" Quotes from Famous Books



... bassoons, one contra-bassoon, eleven horns, three trumpets, eight cornets in B, four trombones, two alto trombones, one viol da gamba, one mandolin, two guitars, one banjo, two tubas, glockenspiel, bell, triangle, fife, bass-drum, cymbals, timpani, celesta, four harps, piano, harmonium, pianola, phonograph, ...
— A Book of Burlesques • H. L. Mencken

... with festoons and pendants of glass, metal lamps with shades of every color, painted plaster statuettes and carved silk-covered chairs. In the red glow of the lamps, surrounded by these Belgian atrocities, M. Fumiere sat down to the pianola. The heat of Africa filled the room; on one side we could have touched the jungle, on the other in the river the hippopotamus puffed and snorted. M. Fumiere pulled out the stops, and upon the heat and silence ...
— The Congo and Coasts of Africa • Richard Harding Davis



Words linked to "Pianola" :   pianoforte, piano, player piano, forte-piano



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