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Foot treadle

Patent drawing of an upright player piano cabinet with exposed pneumatic mechanism including foot treadles, air reservoirs, valve conduits, and a motor-driven blower assembly connected beneath the floor.

PNEUMATIC CONTROLLER FOR MECHANICAL PIANO-PLAYERSHarold A. Bierck · October 2, 1917

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