Hello MMD.  I seem to have accidentally wiped the issue of MMD in which
someone (Paul Morris?) was not very flattering about the pedal-only
version of the Steck Duo-Art.  As I'm on the brink of beginning a rebuild
of one of these instruments, I'm wondering if he would expand a little
on why he doesn't like them?

I presume they were made for those rural areas in the 1920s that had
not yet been connected to the electricity grid.  My feeling is that if
one follows the "pumping line" that is on some, if not all, Duo-Art
rolls, it should be possible to obtain a reasonable rendition of the
music.

Surely this would be an improvement on taping up the ends of the
tracker bar in order to play a Duo-Art roll on a Metrostyle-Themodist
player?

I'm also aware that it is possible to convert a half Duo-Art to a full
Duo-Art, and have had some communication with and advice from Andy Hood
on that topic.

John Phillips in Hobart, Tasmania