"Nickleodeons"

[gordon stelter]

Dear List,
    As we all know, a "Nickleodeon" is a theater which
costs a nickle to get into, such as the early movie
houses of the 1890's-1900's era. Sometimes these
theaters used an automatic, coin-operated piano to
provide accompaniment ( of varying appropriateness )
to the silent films. For this reason the term
"Nickleodeon piano" became "common usage".
    It is very doubtful, though, that any company used
this term to describe itself "back in the day'. 
   "Coinola" was as close as it got, methinks.
    Thump

--- Richard Moody <remoody@midstatesd.net> wrote:
> > >  > Are you saying some reporter made it up?
> 
> 
> "Nickelodeon Piano Co.,  Huntsville, Ala., custom 
> mfgd.,
> Nickelodeon
> pianos."   Pierce 10th Edition.
> 
> No dates are given.   But in the article was it
> referring to 20's
> Nickelodeons?    ---rm
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <kam544@gbronline.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 2:04 PM
> Subject: Re: Times article on "Piano Museum"
> 
> 
> > Gordon, Del,
> >
> > I only got two hits for Nickelodeon Piano Company.
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/e2ji
> >
> > Neither support a company existed in the 1920s'.
> >
> > Keith McGavern
> >
> > At 11:14 AM -0700 6/11/03, gordon stelter wrote:
> > >Nope. Just that some sort of built-up coin piano
> made
> > >from a home-pumper from the 1920's with a new
> decal
> > >slapped on it was mistaken for an original, and
> this
> > >slipped past the proofreader.
> > >      Perish the thought!
> > >      Thump
> > >
> > >--- Delwin D Fandrich <pianobuilders@olynet.com>
> > >wrote:
> > >>
> > >>  ----- Original Message -----
> > >  > From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
> > >I seriously doubt that
> > >  > > anything such as the "Nickelodeon Piano
> Company"
> > >>  ever
> > >  > > existed in the 1920's! ...
> > >  >
> > >  > Are you saying some reporter made it up?
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