> Michael,
>
> I enjoyed viewing your home page.  I also have the above referenced
> piano and love it (Marshall & Wendell Upright).  Absolutely the best
> antiquity we ever purchased!While everything sounds great, the
> "loud/soft" control does not work.  The slide is connected and moves
> back and forth, but there is no noticeable difference in volume.  Any
> thoughts?
>
> Thanks, Ken

Folks, I received this question the other day but was unable answer it
with experience, as I haven't yet restored my Stoddard Ampico.  It seems
to me that this switch does basically the same thing as the brilliant,
modified & subdued switch in the Model A but in a more complicated
manner.  "Am I right or wrong?"

In reading the description in the 1919 "Inspectors Instruction Book" it
tends to be a little confusing in their description.  So I was wondering
if someone could maybe give a more simplified version of this so that
I could help out the gentleman in the above text, who by the way
confesses to being quite a novice in the area of reproducing pianos,
so simplifying it would help his cause no end (if you can simplify a
probable re-build!!!).

Actually he lives in Atlanta so I "guess" some of you are LITTLE closer
than I, so if you feel obliged to help out drop me a line and I'll pass
on the address.

Regards

Michael¶
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Michael Waters¶
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