Hi All.  Well, on the brake tension thing, I repeat myself: In 40
years of having upright players I _always_ remove the lower brake
and I never tear a roll.  Unless you rewind very slowly, any friction
from a lower brake, unless you rewind very slowly, will tear a brittle
roll.  You can tighten the roll when you remove it from the piano.
"The great and powerful Oz has sspoken!"

Marc Goodman
Cleveland, Ohio