Enameled Gramophone in Music House Museum in Traverse City

I've got to get me one of these! The colors and theme of this gramophone would go perfectly in my living room.

Stained Glass Piano

Stained glass piano at Music House Museum in Traverse City, Michigan.

Aeolian Gold Piano

Gosh, the manufacture of this piano is the same one that made mine, Aeolian. But mine sure does not look anything like this. This one has gold all over it, while mine is French Provincial pecan with caning. And somehow, I bet it cost a tad more than mine did, too.

Hurdy Gurdy at Music House Museum in Traverse City, Michigan

This is a hurdy gurdy that the Music Museum of Traverse City, Michigan takes out for off sight demonstrations. It really had a good sound.

Mahogany, Glass, and MIrrored Player Piano

This is a piano that was made of mahogany wood and beveled glass and mirrors. A player piano like this would be found in hotels and were quite an expensive item. By this time, they had ditched the idea of having pedals to power the playing, and those in charge of the aesthetics of it thought it looked too ridiculous to have the keys of piano going up and down when no one was sitting there, so the keys were just for looks and the playing of it was engineered to play completely inside.

Gramophones

More pretty gramophones.

Piano Rolls for Player Piano

These are what the piano rolls for player pianos come in.

Calliope from Music House Museum in Traverse City

A calliope used for parades of Traverse City, Michigan.

Pipe Section of Organ at Music House Museum in Traverse City

This is the pipe section of the pride organ of the museum. It was very ornate

Organ at Music House Museum in Traverse City, Michigan

This is the organ that powers the pipes shown previously. It has an awesome sound!