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The Canadian Encyclopedia (accessed August 19, 2018). While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Dominion Organ and Piano Co. Dominion Organ and Piano Co. Instrument manufacturer.
Although the date has not been substantiated, the firm was probably founded in 1870 in Oshawa as (A.M.) Darley and (William) Robinson, later called the Oshawa Organ and Melodeon Manufacturing Co. The firm relocated in Bowmanville, Ont, in 1873 and was renamed the Dominion Organ Co in 1875. It specialized in cabinet reed organs. These were distinctive for the reed-qualifying tubes which replaced tuning slides to give even-register voicing.
In 1876 a 19-stop Dominion organ with 12 sets of reeds won an international medal at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. Prizes in Paris, London, and Chicago followed. A piano factory was added in 1879, and two-manual organs for church use were introduced in the 1880s. The exceptional quality of Dominion's square grand and upright pianos made the company second only to Bell as a Canadian instrument producer and exporter. Before World War I it maintained agencies in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the West Indies.
As a sales promotion the firm published complimentary piano music as well as the Dominion Organ and Piano Company's Modern Method for Reed Organ, possibly the first such work to appear in Canada. After several changes of owner the company was taken over in 1901 by J.W. Later models of Dominion organs displayed a declining tonal quality, although Dominion pianos retained their reputation.
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Demand decreased during the Depression of the mid-1930s, and even after introducing other lines, including the successful Mitchell phonograph, the firm suffered as a result of competition from radio and a scarcity of capital. The company closed in March 1936.
Ken, A long one for you; That is the usual player insert found in Canadian made pianos. The identical player mechanism is found in Heintzman products, Doherty, Mason & Risch, and many other Canadian made pianos.
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Some Canadian piano makers like Evans Bros made their own player mechanism which would have been a close copy of same. If you left click on this link below that will take you to a photo album of another Canadian made player piano with the identical insert.
This is called a Lackner Piano made by the Bell Piano & Organ Co in Guelph. The first 3 photos will give you a view of the player mechanism. Use the magnifying glass up top to zoom in if you like. Left click on this link and then left click once on the first photo and that will open up the album.
This is a Pratt Read style 72 mechanism; the only difference being that the PR had a 3 slide motor and the one you have has 5 which would be more efficient when at work. Serial actress durga marriage photos. These player mechanisms were most likely made in Canada by the Otto Higel Co. Or perhaps Sterling Action & Key.
These were the two largest Canadian player action makers of that day. The metal strip in the back of the spool box where the roll tab hits on rewind should have a maker on it. Here is the Otto Higel Metalnola player action: This is the one found in Heintzman products.
And here is the same thing as a wooden structure: This is the one found in the Lackner. Exactly the same as you have there. From your photos it looks like you have the solodant feature or auto tracking inside the spool box area; can’t see too well from the photos. There are basically 3 groups of player pianos; regular, expression and reproducing. Of these, the Reproducing group is sub-divided into three other groups, namely: Duo-Art, AMPICO and Welte-Mignon. Perhaps the easiest way to determine the type of Player Mechanism in any given unit is to look at the fallboard (or key cover) with the keys exposed.
Next, look at the rolls (or roll boxes) that are usually played on the unit. Almost all roll makers labeled their boxes for easy identification. If no specific name other than the name of the company, song title and number of the roll are visible, it's a good bet that the player piano is of the Regular variety. Most, if not all, Reproducing rolls were clearly marked with the type of player mechanism they were cut to be used on. If you do some reading on the John Tuttle site provided at the above links you will find a lot of information about players there. Also if you email me direct from my web site icon I have some old photos of the Dominion Piano Co band (1884) the Dominion Pavilion at the CNE (1905) and some other interesting history. Do you find this post useful?
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