Early Stoddard Ampico
By Bob and Sonja Lemon
We have taken on the project of straightening out an owner rebuilt early Chickering Stoddard Ampico grand. The player mechanism is _not_ an Amphion. The tracker bar has the staggered tracking holes, like the Standard or Autopiano. The infinitely variable modify control has more holes in it than the later Stoddard switches that were used on the uprights.
The manual push buttons have 2 holes each and there are 2 suction supply tubes located in their vicinity. The drawer suction connects with a 3/4" nipple located on bottom of the treble side of the drawer. There is air channeling in the drawer bottom. The expression mechanisms and pedal controls are all mounted in one module in the back. It also has internal channeling.
Help! What we need is a tubing chart! Does anyone have one?
Thanks, Bob Lemon
Lemon's Player Piano Service
Sacramento, CA |
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