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Playing 88-Note Rolls on Ampico Player Piano
By Joel Cluskey

I just finished restoring the Ampico system in a J.C. Fischer
upright (ca. 1926) and it plays wonderfully!  If I turn the "Automatic"
switch off and play a standard 88-note roll, it plays fine, but quietly.
Pressing the manual bass and treble expression buttons at the key slip
raises the volume to full power as they should.

Is there a way to play a standard roll and set the system to play at
a higher volume?  Or were you expected to sit at the piano and hold
down the buttons the whole time if you wanted it to play it loud?

Joel C. Cluskey
Cluskey's Piano Works
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 [ I just punch holes at the beginning of the roll in channels 4B & 4T;
 [ if it's still too quiet I add holes at 2B & 2T, etc.  -- Robbie


(Message sent Sat 30 Oct 2004, 04:32:27 GMT, from time zone GMT-0400.)

Key Words in Subject:  88-Note, Ampico, Piano, Player, Playing, Rolls

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