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Player Piano Mechanisms Are Misunderstood
By Luke Myers

This has got to be about the silliest statement, in an ad for
a non-working player, that I've ever seen, right here:

  "The player piano diaphragm is shot and will require repair
  and service in order to work."

There are player pianos that need a lot more work than "repairing
the diaphragm" or whatever.  Here's the ad listing the player piano
in question:

  http://www.listlux.com/boston/a,55,1530580,Free-Player-Piano-by-Cable-Company--Hopedale-.htm 

It's a shame that today's generation cares little to nothing about
player pianos, but it's not surprising to me, since the only thing
I ever see on our local Craigslist are ads upon ads for electric
guitars and drum sets!  You're lucky if you stumble across a player
piano in good condition.  Here's one right here, a working Kimball
player piano:

  https://wichita.craigslist.org/msg/5326952565.html 

Luke Myers
Whitewater, Kansas
ldmyers95@gmail.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]


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