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Player Piano Headquarters of Boonton, NJ
By Ed Chaban

Does anyone remember a man named Ted who had a player rebuilding shop
in Boonton, New Jersey?  I never knew his last name, but I recall going
to his shop when I was first learning how to rebuild players to buy
pneumatic cloth and get tips on rebuilding.

He was a wonderfully eccentric old fellow who would talk your ear off.
He was one of those people who seemed to care more about the hobby and
the instruments than making a wad of cash.  He also seemed to want to
make sure that his craft would not end up dying and took a genuine joy
in teaching what he knew.

I understand he passed away 10 years ago or so.  I got my first listen
of a working Ampico in his shop.  From then on, I was hooked!

Ed Chaban


(Message sent Fri 22 Mar 2002, 06:27:53 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

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