An automatic player piano is broken down into an acoustic piano and an
automatic playing system, and solenoid-operated key actuators are driven
to rotate the black/white keys of the acoustic piano; the space between
the keyboard and the array of black/white keys is so narrow that the
manufacturer provides the solenoid-operated key actuators in the space
below the key bed; plunger holes are formed in the rear portion of the
key bed, and the solenoids occupy the space under the key bed so that the
plungers project through the plunger holes into the space beneath the
rear portions of the keys; the key bed is does not lose the mechanical
strength so that the tuning work is not frequently required for the key
action units.