became the world's leading manufacturer of such roll-operated instruments.
1917 AEOLIAN PLAYER PIANO MANUAL
Other patent lawsuits were not always successful.Īs the pianola, in its turn, was supplanted by the newer Aeolian's " Duo Art" reproducing piano (1913), which could reproduce the sound of a famous artist playing without manual intervention, the Aeolian, Weber Piano & Pianola Co. In 1904 Aeolian sued the Los Angeles Art Organ Company for patent infringement of its player mechanism, leading to court victories that, with other factors, effectively shut down a competitor. In 1903, Tremaine absorbed a number of companies making self-playing instruments, including the Weber Co., a New York piano maker since 1852, into the Aeolian, Weber Piano & Pianola Co. and ran it together with the Meriden plant. In 1899, Aeolian took over the property and business of the Vocalian Company of Worcester, Mass. In 1897, Votey joined Aeolian, and in 1900 the firm obtained the patent for such instruments. Votey, president of the Farrand & Votey Organ Company in Detroit. The pianola, a pneumatic player piano, soon after became extremely popular. The company also made organettes and player pump organs for the "Working Man" to buy.Īn advertisement for the Aeolian Pianola.(1912) In other installations, the pipes were hidden behind tapestries, under or above staircases, or spoke from the basement through grilles or tone chutes. Elaborate cases and consoles were often featured in residence organs. The manufacture of residence or "chamber" organs to provide entertainment in the mansions of millionaires was an extremely profitable undertaking, and Aeolian virtually cornered the market in this trade, freeing them from the tight competition of church-organ building with its narrow profit margins. in 1878 to manufacture automated reed organs. Tremaine had previously founded the Mechanical Orguinette Co. The factory was initially located in Meriden, Connecticut. (1887) to make automatic organs and, after 1895, as the Aeolian Co. Tremaine as the Aeolian Organ & Music Co.
The Aeolian Company was founded by New York City piano maker William B.
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