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http://www.ebay.com/itm/L-K-Rare-We...114268?hash=item3f6017d51c:g:-AsAAOSwzvlW8rFT
Auction verbiage:
1920s Welte "Hooverola" 5'1" mahogany baby grand Hamilton piano, restorable. Must be moved professionally. Local pickup only. All parts seem to be in place, last restored and refinished many years ago. Needs complete Welte restoration. Not interested in restoring myself. Excellent six-leg standard case, clean sounding board, all ivories (few chipped), proper decals, complete with hoses, crevice nozzle, upholstery brush, original dirt bag (should be replaced), floor polisher and three old piano scrolls. Includes bench. Currently in Manhattan, New York, with a few stairs involved.
Following the 1929 Stock Market crash, the Auto Deluxe Pneumatic Action Company produced in conjunction with the Hoover Corporation, an instrument that enabled the owner to clean house when the piano was not in use. The instrument is outfitted with a dirt collection bag. Called the Hooverola (Licensee), the instrument was offered in upright pianos as well as small grands, but sales were poor and it was discontinued before the company shut down its facilities in 1932. According to company records, special (H-Series) rolls were produced for the instrument. The rolls included in auction are “Persian Rug,” “Dusting The Keys,” and one of the very last Welte rolls, “Love Is Sweeping The Country.” Shown in picture: boot cleaner attachment in spool box.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/L-K-Rare-We...114268?hash=item3f6017d51c:g:-AsAAOSwzvlW8rFT
Auction verbiage:
1920s Welte "Hooverola" 5'1" mahogany baby grand Hamilton piano, restorable. Must be moved professionally. Local pickup only. All parts seem to be in place, last restored and refinished many years ago. Needs complete Welte restoration. Not interested in restoring myself. Excellent six-leg standard case, clean sounding board, all ivories (few chipped), proper decals, complete with hoses, crevice nozzle, upholstery brush, original dirt bag (should be replaced), floor polisher and three old piano scrolls. Includes bench. Currently in Manhattan, New York, with a few stairs involved.
Following the 1929 Stock Market crash, the Auto Deluxe Pneumatic Action Company produced in conjunction with the Hoover Corporation, an instrument that enabled the owner to clean house when the piano was not in use. The instrument is outfitted with a dirt collection bag. Called the Hooverola (Licensee), the instrument was offered in upright pianos as well as small grands, but sales were poor and it was discontinued before the company shut down its facilities in 1932. According to company records, special (H-Series) rolls were produced for the instrument. The rolls included in auction are “Persian Rug,” “Dusting The Keys,” and one of the very last Welte rolls, “Love Is Sweeping The Country.” Shown in picture: boot cleaner attachment in spool box.
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