mechanical piano
Automatic player piano
A mechanical piano is a piano that plays automatically without a human performer, using mechanisms like perforated paper rolls, pneumatic systems, or digital controls to activate the keys.
The player piano is the most familiar type.
Modern versions may use electronic solenoids.
The restaurant had a mechanical piano in the corner playing ragtime tunes.
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
- leversForce-multiplying pivot bars
- barrel organCrank-operated street instrument
- music boxMechanism playing melodies mechanically
- pianolaAutomatic keyboard instrument
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