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Identify Action in Steinbach Player Piano
By Jeff Davis

Re: 000915 MMDigest

In MMD 00.09.16,  Mark Williamson asked about a srange player...

> The most unusual feature is the tracking device.
> This consists of a bar in the spool box above where the roll goes.  It
> has 2 very short bars hinged onto the first bar at either end.  These
> short bars have a wheel on the end.  This seams to be some sort of
> tracking device but I've not been able to work out exactly how it is
> supposed to operate.>

This sounds like the Schulz roll tracker. It guided off the rol flanges,
not the paper as it went over the tracker.

The reason the stack was not recovered was probably that it is very
difficult to do properly. Before you do it, make sure you get all the
information you can. Player Piano Co. used to have pretty elaborate
directions available. I don't know if they still do. Check MMD archives
and Art Reblitz' book for more info.

Good luck!
Jeff Davis in Seatle, where my tomatoes are still green and temps are to
be in the 30's tonight!


(Message sent Fri 22 Sep 2000, 03:20:47 GMT, from time zone GMT-0400.)

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