Empress Electric & Leland Piano Survey (for Lyon & Healy Company Study Project) Version of August 6, 2018. Copy (press Ctrl + A to select all text) and then paste the text into the body of an email message. Then, at your leisure, please answer what questions you can and omit the rest. Incomplete information is better than none. When finished answering questions please send the information to: webmaster@mechanicalmusicpress.com Contact Information Your First and Last Name: __________ Your e-mail address: __________ Owner's First and Last Name: __________ Show owner name in reports: __________. (Yes/No) Owner's Address: __________ City, State/Province, and Zip: __________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Piano Basic Information (Coinola and Victor pianos) Piano Serial Number: __________ The serial number is usually die-stamped into the pinblock and visible in a small oval shaped opening located between the bass & tenor tuning pin sections of the piano plate. Brand Name: __________ Empress Electric. or Leland. Piano Style / Model: __________ Styles: Mandolin Piano; Bell Piano; Drum Piano; Flute Piano; Violin Piano; Flute & Violin Piano; Orchestra Piano; Style Y Orchestrion, etc. Piano Attachments: __________ Mandolin attachment, or Piano muffler. Furniture case finish: __________ Oak, Flemish oak, Golden oak, Mission oak, Mahogany, Walnut, etc. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pipework Choose one option: * Wooden violin pipes: __________. (Yes/No) * Metal violin pipes: __________. (Yes/No) * Open flute pipes: __________. (Yes/No) * Stopped flute pipes: __________. (Yes/No) * Other pipework (if none of the above apply): __________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Striking and/or Percussive Instrumentation Choose all options that apply: * Xylophone: __________. (Yes/No) * Orchestra bells: __________. (Yes/No) * Bass drum: __________. (Yes/No) * Tympani effect: __________. (Yes/No) * Cymbal: __________. (Yes/No) * Snare drum: __________. (Yes/No) * Triangle: __________. (Yes/No) * Wood block: __________. (Yes/No) * Other percussion effects: __________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pneumatic Stack Serial Number and Type Stack Serial Number: __________ The serial number is usually die-stamped into the front (or possibly the top) of the pneumatic stack. Choose one option: * Three deck board levels with Bakelite valve seats: __________. (Yes/No) * Three deck board levels with brass valve seats threaded into fiber rings: __________. (Yes/No) * Individual unit pneumatics: __________. (Yes/No) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Roll Frame / Spoolbox Choose one option: * Cast iron side frames, input shaft near bottom: __________. (Yes/No) * Cast iron side frames, input shaft near left end of tracker bar: __________. (Yes/No) * Steel side plates, roll feeds off front of spools: __________. (Yes/No) * Steel side plates, roll feeds off back of spools: __________. (Yes/No) * Twin Tracker (plays roll both directions), wooden spoolbox: __________. (Yes/No) * Other spoolbox (if none of the above apply): __________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Music Roll Type Choose one option: * "A" roll: __________. (Yes/No) * "C" roll: __________. (Yes/No) * "O" roll: __________. (Yes/No) * Other roll type: __________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Roll Frame and Pump Location (omit if not a keyboard style piano) Choose one option: * Above kyeboard: __________. (Yes/No) * Below kyeboard: __________. (Yes/No) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pump Type Choose one option: * Early steel square frame with four bellows located around a central crankshaft: __________. (Yes/No) * Vertically mounted, with hinge end up: __________. (Yes/No) * Vertically mounted, with hinge end down: __________. (Yes/No) * Wood frame box pump, with four bellows located around a central crankshaft: __________. (Yes/No) * Enclosed box type combination vacuum and pressure pump: __________. (Yes/No) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Motor Information (only if original motor) Motor make: __________ Motor Model: __________ Motor S/N: __________ Motor RPM: __________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Coin Entry Slot Choose one option: * Horizontal push-pull slide: __________. (Yes/No) * Diagonal push-pull slide: __________. (Yes/No) * Push button: __________. (Yes/No) * Cast iron slot: __________. (Yes/No) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Coin Accumulator / Coin Magazine Mechanism Choose one option: * Coin trips long lever that turns pinned wheel: __________. (Yes/No) * Coin trips short lever that releases spring-loaded ratchet wheel: __________. (Yes/No) * Coin trips long lever that releases spring-loaded ratchet wheel: __________. (Yes/No) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Art Glass Description: __________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Date and Notations Written on Case or Mechanisms Dates and other marks: __________ Oftentimes dates and notations are written on the case and/or on various player components. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Comments, History, and Explanations Comments: __________ Please include any additional information about the piano that might be pertinent, such as its history, i.e., various locations and owners. If you find a date (or style number), such as on a paper sticker inside or on the backside of the case, or on a pneumatic component, notice an early tuning date written by hand on the piano plate, find an original sales invoice, etc., please describe any such items. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thank you for your patience and interest in dealing with this detailed survey form. Your help is very much appreciated.