Bing Gibbs asks about the Haines foot pumper Ampico.  Assuming it is a
full reproducing mechanism, the advantage is that you can add quite a bit
of your own expression by foot pumping, and it can add a new level of
enjoyment.  Secondly, you can always add your own vacuum motor quite
easily, so that it will be a fully automatic electric and/or foot pumper
-- using the Ampico expression or adding your own creativity.  The
unusual factor makes it more interesting, I think, assuming it is a full
Ampico, and that the piano is worth restoring.

Tom Steuer