AUTOPIANO
One of the strongest and most
enterprising of the American player- piano industries. The
success of this factory had been such that the factory floor
space embraced more than 300,000 square feet with an annual
capacity of 10,000 player pianos. The Autopiano Company had for
years exported its popular product to sections of the world, and
the Autopiano was notable for its remarkable expression
capabilities and staunch durability. It resisted the climatic
extremes of the Arctic regions and the tropical zone equally
well.
Being manufactured by player-piano
specialists, in large factories devoted exclusively to the
manufacture of player-pianos, and having an expert knowledge of
the exact requirements of the foreign trade, were all leading
reasons why the Autopiano Company proposition was unusually
attractive and appealing. The Autopiano line embraced a
comprehensive assortment of prices and styles, including upright
players, reproducing pianos and grand player-pianos. This
company manufactured the Autopiano, the Autopiano Electric
Expression, the Autopiano Grand, the Autopiano Welte-Mignon (licensed),
the Autopiano Welte-Mignon (licensee) Grand, and the Pianist
Player-piano.
It was said that there were
twice as many Autopiano's in use as any other player piano. The
Autopiano was a thoroughly high grade piano, containing a player
mechanism of marvelous attainments in which a great number of
patented devices that make possible interpretation of the
highest order on the Autopiano. The Autopiano received the
highest awards at the following expositions: Grand Highest Award,
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exhibition, 1909; Grand Prix, Rotterdam,
Holland, International Musical Exhibition, 1909; Gold Medal,
Manchester, England, Industrial Exhibition, 1910; Gold Medal.
Manchester Coronation Exhibition, 1911; Highest Award,
Appalachian Exposition, Knoxville, Tenn., 1911; Gold Medal,
Second Insular Fair, Porto Rico, 1911; Festival of Empire,
London, England, 1911; Grand Prix, International Exposition,
Petrograd, Russia, 1911; Grand Premix, International Exposition,
Turn Italy, 1911; Gold Medal, International Exhibition, Leeds,
England, ibis; Grand Prix and Diploma of Honor, Anglo-American
Exhibition at London, England, in 1914; and the Gold Medal and
Diploma of Honor, International Exposition at Lyons, France
1914. The State Commissioners of more than twenty States
officially selected the Ethiopian for they're, respective State
Buildings at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San
Francisco, Ca. , 1915. The New Mexico and Washington State
Buildings of the Panama-California Exposition, San Diego, Cal.
1915, also officially selected the Autopiano. In addition to
this practically universal selection at these last two named
exposition. , The Autopiano received at the San Francisco Panama-Pacific
International Exposition the following awards: (1) The medal of
Honor; (2) Gold Medal; (S) Silver Medal.
The Autopiano was also an
official purveyor to the royal families of Japan and is in the
palaces of Prince Shidlnadya and Prince ITO; they also enjoy
this distinction in Korea where Prince Ye of the reigning
dynasty had an Autopiano in his palace. Puccini used an
Autopiano, and Victor Herbert the composer expressed his
appreciation of this instrument.
Vessels in the United States
and foreign navies purchased and used these
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