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FS: Parts from Aeolian Orchestrelle Model V
By Kevin McElhone

I have the following spare parts available from Aeolian Model "V",
No. 8095.  This is a late model with pneumatic stops and a brass
tracker bar.  The numbers relate to the photographs taken; please ask
if you would like the photos.

1. The two carved legs below the keyboard (some in two parts
for shipping).

2. top - Speed control / regulator plus control rods.
   middle - example of a pneumatic stop control block with valve
    (5 or 6 available)
   bottom - rod possible from forwards / reverse control (unsure)

3. rear of speed control in 2. above.

4. Upper swell shutters seen from front and behind.

5. Support frame for keyboard, plus all rocker bars for the touch box,
with springs; control rods for full organ and swell control.

6. Frame with 3 panels of carved fretwork form the top of the organ.
frame has some de-lamination, all fretwork is okay.

7. Close-up of patent label on most reed ranks.

8. left - cover over the stop tower relief valves - round back of organ
  (the other one is in another photo No.14).
   right - cover from treble end stop tower - top outside.

9. Complete Trumpet reed rank with all reeds and pallets; minor wood
damage to 1 inch at right, can be glued.

10a top = Aeolian Rank - 2 sets of Celeste reeds.
    bottom - French Horn Rank.
10c. close up of double reed rank.

11. Complete spool box, with take-up spool, front cover (glass missing
    but is only a flat piece of glass), all gearing and drive chains, plus
    brake, touch box for manually playing (with all pallets and cover)
    Includes _primary_ valve board and chest + valves -- all as one unit.

11b. roll motor plus chain; available separately.

12. Secondary pouch board plus valve block - with some but not all
    brass tube nipples (easy to replace).

13. The other two ranks for reeds: one is 4-ft Flute, the other is
     Horn/Oboe.

14. left - Cover from the stop tower - other end to photo No. 8.
    centre - part of swell box, front, lower to right of spool box.
    right - case panel from right of spool box.

15. Stop rail with all control pallets and most rods, tempo control
    quadrant and scale.

16. Keyfall with Aeolian Orchestrelle name transfer decal.

17. left - vox humana - needs new card vane.
    middle - right or left ? hand side of swell box with air supply
      plus control rod
    right - control rods for forward / reverse and the Aeolian Rank

18. full organ control block (missing one support block, easily made).

19. Bass 16-ft Reed rank, but without the tone modification rank,
    but with all pallets, valves & reeds.

20. bag of assorted small parts, clips, springs, etc.

Please note that all of these parts of not restored, having been
removed from an instrument in May 2009.

Kevin McElhone


(Message sent Wed 13 May 2009, 16:29:18 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

Key Words in Subject:  Aeolian, FS, Model, Orchestrelle, Parts, V

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