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Automatic Music Corp. in Thomas Playmate Organ
By Kermit Raydon

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Dear MMD,  I recently acquired a Thomas Playmate player organ,
model number 1380.  The player mechanism is made by Automatic Music
Corporation.  With this mechanism, vacuum hoses go from the tracking
bar to individual note solenoids.  There is not an individual bellows
for each key, thus the keys do not move when a roll is playing.

I am writing in the hope that I may find information, service manuals,
a schematic or technical information about this player mechanism.

Thank you.
Kermit Raydon
Louisville, Kentucky
KermitRaydon@aol.com

 [ Player organs made by Kimball and Thomas are included in a long
 [ list at http://www.lizardweb.com/organ/organgrindersdb.txt
 [ The list indicates that Thomas manufactured the "Playmate" series
 [ from 1977 through 1981.  -- Robbie


(Message sent Thu 14 Apr 2005, 17:39:42 GMT, from time zone GMT-0400.)

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