Luke Myers wrote:

> 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."

That's a Cable Euphona, one of the easiest to repair, as Cable used
paper gaskets between everything they glued together.  Cable pianos
are very well-built, too.  If you've got the space, I'd go for that
piano as your first full rebuild project!

> 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

That one is a modern Kimball player unit.  They can have real
problems with the electronic roll control, and the molded bellows
used to operate things -- you can see two of them in the pictures
of the open top.

I suspect the Cable is the better deal.  Just my opinion, though!

David Dewey