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Pianola Spring-Motor
By Michael Waters

I'm just curious as to how many of these where made, as I have only seen the one (Melville Clark) and I have it here out of a stripped piano. You can view it if you like at:

   http://www.ruralnet.net.au/~mwaters/history.html

(Actually it's in Robbie's "History of the Player Piano" article
- check it out, Rob!)

My question is just out of interest on how many may have been produced and if they're common or rare. They are certainly a well-engineered motor and governor.

I wonder if it would have enough grunt to run an Ampico (interesting train of thought).

Michael Waters

[ I've seen only one, Michael, in an early Melville Clarke piano, and
[ with a winding-crank at the treble side of the case. -- Robbie

(Message sent Sat 15 Feb 1997, 14:04:20 GMT, from time zone GMT+1100.)

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