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Seek Xylophone for Seeburg Model E Coin Piano
By Joseph Osborne

I am planning to restore an early 1920s Seeburg Model E that is missing
the xylophone and I would like to add one.  It does not need to be an
exact replacement.  The options I have seem to be:

1. purchase a new one from Ragtime West (very costly);
2. buy an old unit and rebuild it;
3. buy a marimba or Glockenspiel and construct a new unit.

My preference would be to rebuild an old unit but I don't mind building
one from scratch.  Does anyone have one to sell?  Any other advice?
Any other options?

Thanks,
Joseph Osborne - Antique Keyboard Instrument Restoration
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA

 [ See "Construction and Tuning of Vibrating Bars", by Bill Flynt, and
 [ "Calculations for Xylophone Bars", by Jack Breen, under "Percussion"
 [ at http://www.mmdigest.com/Gallery/Tech/index.html  You don't need
 [ exotic material like rosewood; build the xylophone using any really
 [ hard wood that "rings like a bell" when it's struck!  It's easy to
 [ tune using your old Conn Strobotuner with the spinning strobe discs.
 [ -- Robbie


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Key Words in Subject:  Coin, E, Model, Piano, Seeburg, Seek, Xylophone

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