Thanks to Craig Brougher I have got a long way down the road with
restoring my Stanley Brinsmead Player.  The player mechanism, I am now
convinced, is a Standard because a number of the parts are identical to
those in Reblitz which are identified as a Standard.

The one problem remains the expression mechanism.  This is attached to
the rear of the main bellows unit below the keyboard and is totally out
of reach when everything is in place so that you can pump the pedals.  I
have rigged this unit up on its own and get vacuum from a vacuum cleaner
but I still cant get the unit to play with Themodist on.

The two spring-controlled bellows always close fully, even with Themodist
off and vacuum applied directly to the stack.  I have tried increasing
the spring tension but all to no avail; am I missing something?  It
almost seems as if I have too much suction, even though I haven't got
enough to play the notes.

Regards,  David Blake,  Stratford Upon Avon UK