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Seek A-roll Reservoir and Regulator Information
By John Bartlett

All, I have constructed a MIDI controlled piano that I would like to
add pipes to so that I can play scanned "A" type coin-operated rolls
with piano, pipes, and mandolin.

My original thought was to have 35 flute pipes pitched from Middle C
on a piano keyboard to high G in the treble, similar to a Cremona G
or Seeburg F.

I will be using a centrifugal fan as the wind source for the pipes,
and I need to know the size of the reservoir and regulator that would
be required to power those pipes.

As an alternative, I night have access to a set of pipes that was used
in a Seeburg Celeste piano-organ or an Operators Reproduco. I would
also like to know the size of the reservoir and regulator needed for
those particular size of pipes.

Also, I'm assisting in the restoration of a Bursens 96-key Dance Organ
with two Frontalini accordions. I would like to construct a separate
wind source for testing those accordions individually, with a pressure
of 4" to 6" W.C. I would also like to know the size required of the
reservoir and regulator needed for that project.

Can anyone provide me with those size requirements or suggest where
I can find this information?

John Bartlett
Woodruff, South Carolina
ragtimeman25@gmail.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]


(Message sent Wed 9 Jul 2025, 08:59:50 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

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