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The Pianola Museum is a small museum of pianolas - automatic pianos invented round the turn of the century (1900). Pianolas were playable by hand as well as reproducing music using paper rolls with punched holes for each music note. As the recording of music on wax cylinders and gramophone records was still very primitive at the time, pianolas were very popular, with more than 2 million built. The public was impressed by the automatic music and quality of the sound, and pianolas seemed to be an invention of the future. Important composers as Stravinsky, Hindemith, and Milhaud have written pieces of music especially for pianola. The reproducing piano was capable of playing back a performance of piano music by famous pianists of the day or even the composers themselves.. The Pianola Museum in Amsterdam, located in the old district of the Jordaan, has several original, beautiful instruments, among them a Steinway grand piano, equipped with a player system, over 30 000 music rolls plus several other interesting memorabilia.
@ 01 Jan, 2020
Pianola Museum is a very cute little museum, it is also a very nice music venue. The concerts vary in genre from Dutch folklore to pure classical music. I've attended a few concerts and have never been disappointed. The people who run the museum are very friendly. It's always pleasure to go back!
@ 08 Feb, 2020
Very nice little museum where they really take the time to explain and let you hear the different pianola's on display. Friendly and welcoming staff. It is a little gem , hidden away but definitely worth every penny.
@ 28 Jan, 2020
Its dusty its old it has tons of character. And regular concerts. We saw the Lazarus string quartet. They were amazin
@ 10 Nov, 2019
Very nice guide, who started a tour of the museum even though I was the only guest at the time. He demonstrated the different pianolas with well chosen pieces, and you have a chance to "play" one yourself. The whole museum is basically one room with 7-8 pianolas, hundreds of piano rolls, as well as a small hallway with an exhibition, all decorated in the style of the early 1900's, which really adds to the atmosphere.
@ 04 Aug, 2019
The guide is very kind , and he has a very rich knowlegde about pianola . And He were showed to us how to play a pianola. Amazing and precious experience. I recommend to all and especially for pianists.