Day: April 12, 2018

Coin-Op Player Piano with Vacuum Operated FiquresPlays 10 Tunes from Paper Roll

COIN-OP PLAYER PIANO This is a coin-op piano made from an old player piano made by Starck Co in Chicago. There are toy rubber animals behind a glass panel in the top. They are hooked up with hoses to corresponding notes on the piano. The piano is operated by a vacuum system. When the corresponding note is played the air is sucked from the animal and that animal dips to look like they are dancing. This is delightful to watch. The piano is electrified. When the coin is dropped in the piano starts to play. There is a large roll in the bottom with 10 different melodies. The piano was operated when it was removed from “The Old Heidelberg Inn” in Sebewaing, Michigan about 30 years ago, however I do not have the key to the coinbox. When plugged in it lights up and I got the mechanism that turns the paper roll to turn and rewind. The vacuum runs, but doesn’t seem to make enough vacuum to operate the piano and animals. It is possible that a hose is off or leaking. The case needs to be repainted. There was a clear plastic panel covering the bottom mechanism so that you could see it operating, but that has been misplaced somewhere along the line. The item “Coin-Op Player Piano with Vacuum Operated FiquresPlays 10 Tunes from Paper Roll” is in sale since Thursday, February 20, 2014. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Arcade, Jukeboxes & Pinball\Pinball\Machines”. The seller is “brokum” and is located in Bay City, Michigan. This item can’t be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.