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Rebuilding Seeburg KT With Added Percussion
By Kermit Hobbs

Forty years ago, when I was actively restoring player pianos,
I obtained a Seeburg KT, SN 158741.  It had been "antiqued" a hideous
shade of green, and it had had a bass drum, cymbal, and snare drum
with both single-stroke and repeating beaters added to it.  The piano,
mandolin, xylophone, tambourine, castanets, and triangle were still
there, of course.

At the time I refinished it, but the works was too much for me to
tackle at that time.  I decided to save it for a retirement project.

That time has now come, and I'm ready to dive into it.  I'm wondering
if there is any such thing as a tubing diagram for a KT?  (The tubing,
hoses, and whatever else inside is, almost literally, a can of worms.)

Are there any other KT-specific tips that anyone could offer me?

Finally, considering that it has the additional instruments, what
tracker bar layout would you recommend in order to optimize its G-Roll
sound?

I'm all ears!  Thanks!

Kermit Hobbs

 [ Full interior
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/17/08/23/170823_140938_1%20Reduced.jpg 
 [ Upper left interior
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/17/08/23/170823_140938_2%20Reduced.jpg 
 [ Upper right interior
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/17/08/23/170823_140938_3%20Reduced.jpg 
 [ Lower section
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/17/08/23/170823_140938_4%20Reduced.jpg 


(Message sent Wed 23 Aug 2017, 21:09:39 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

Key Words in Subject:  Added, KT, Percussion, Rebuilding, Seeburg

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