Sweet and Joseph Renihan, of Grand Rapids, Michigan Walter Ioor, of South Haven, Michigan, vice president.Clark, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, president and treasurer One month later, in June of 1909, the National Piano Manufacturing Company was founded. Taylor, Chicago, Illinois, assistant secretary and assistant treasurer. Walter Ioor, South Haven, Michigan, secretary.Clark, Grand Rapids, Michigan, vice president and treasurer Sweet, Grand Rapids, Michigan, president The National Automatic Music Company was founded in Chicago, Illinois, in May of 1909.
Intriguing as these captivating upright looking pianos are, it is often the case that an owner of a National automatic piano knows little, if anything, about the company behind these unconventional but musically appealing instruments. The National Automatic Music Company coin pianos are well known for their characteristic boxy appearance, the distinctive “Music Changed Weekly” sign centered on the inside of the upper clear glass window, for the eight-slot coin mechanism, and for the intricate looking mechanisms scattered over the “keybed” area that would normally be home to a piano keyboard.
