I tend to agree with Larry Broadmoore about restoring the original
expression box on a Duo-Art, when possible.  But I think he failed to
consider the following situation.

I am currently working on a Duo-Art that has had other restoration
attempts over the last twenty years.  When it came time to totally
rebuild the expression box that I received with that piano, I found
that previous work had gouged the mateing surfaces so badly, and that
all screw holes had been stripped out, that I did not want to resurrect
this expression box.  It really was in poor condition and would never
be of good quality.

I had seen the new replacement box at the Sandusky AMICA convention.
I ordered one.  It is wonderful.  So in this situation, the new box is
a good deal.  It is much better than a trashed out old box.  It is well
worth the money because it also vastly cuts down the time needed to
repair and restore the old box.

The replacement kit is available from:

  Alex R. Provan
  6 Arlington Park
  Canandaigua  NY 14424-1006

Bob Taylor