WordNet
n. a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys [syn: Pianola, player piano]
Usage examples of "mechanical piano".
The mechanical piano near the door played through a valse cheekily, then fell silent all at once, as if gone grumpy.
The table is full of beer glasses, the mechanical piano is wheezing and gasping.
As he entered and bade us be seated in the costly cushioned wicker chairs I noticed how sumptuously it was furnished, and particularly its mechanical piano, its phonograph and the splendid hardwood floor which seemed to invite one to dance in the cool breeze that floated across from one set of open windows to the other.
Since some of the passengers were leaving the ship next day at Pago-Pago they had had a little dance that evening and in his ears hammered still the harsh notes of the mechanical piano.
The mechanical piano was banging in the dance-hall as he slipped out into the darkness, under the clear starlight of the Mexican night, and the gate of the compound stood open.
A mechanical piano was jangling away, adding to the cheerful racket.