Hello all,  Got an interesting exchange of emails with a piano
technician, Bueford Fletcher in Tennessee.  A customer has brought him a
"Gray Profit Sharing" coin piano for restoration work.  He contacted me
looking for information and a lower take up spool to replace the
missing one.

This piano sounds rather interesting.  What information I was able to
dig up is that these were made by the Nelson-Wiggen piano company, and
Gray installed a slot machine/trade stimulator device in the top.  This
little bit of information was dug up from Bowers' Encyclopedia.  Sounds
very interesting.

Does anyone have for sale a lower take-up spool for the Nelson-Wiggen
Casino-X or Banj-O-Grand model?  These are the two models Nelson-Wiggen
made for sale under the Gray name.

Please contact piano technician Bueford Fletcher <BFletc4320@aol.com>
directly if you may have the A roll take up spool he needs to complete
this restoration.  He would also appreciate any information regarding
how this cabinet style piano may have been wired.  I have never seen
a coin piano with a slot machine built in before.  Wish it was mine!

Thanks,
Bill Masterman
Tacoma, WA